goblet cell
A unicellular mucous gland found in the epithelium of various mucous membranes, especially that of the respiratory passages and intestines. Droplets of mucigen collect in the upper part of the cell and distend it, while the basal end remains slender, and the cell assumes the shape of a goblet.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | goblet cell | 12 | TAXON |
Broader habitats
- epithelial cell
BTO:0000414 - mucous cell
BTO:0003689
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enterococcus faecalis NCBITaxon:1351 |
PREGO | 1 | 12 | |
Limosilactobacillus reuteri NCBITaxon:1598 |
PREGO | 2 | 12 | |
Bacteroides caecimuris NCBITaxon:1796613 |
PREGO | 3 | 12 | |
Blautia pseudococcoides NCBITaxon:1796616 |
PREGO | 4 | 12 | |
Muribaculum intestinale NCBITaxon:1796646 |
PREGO | 5 | 12 | |
Lachnoclostridium sp. YL32 NCBITaxon:1834196 |
PREGO | 6 | 12 | |
Hungateiclostridiaceae bacterium KB18 NCBITaxon:1834198 |
PREGO | 7 | 12 | |
Burkholderiales bacterium YL45 NCBITaxon:1834205 |
PREGO | 8 | 12 | |
Erysipelotrichaceae bacterium I46 NCBITaxon:1834207 |
PREGO | 9 | 12 | |
Akkermansia muciniphila NCBITaxon:239935 |
PREGO | 10 | 12 | |
Flavonifractor plautii NCBITaxon:292800 |
PREGO | 11 | 12 | |
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis NCBITaxon:302912 |
PREGO | 12 | 12 |
Also called
- beaker cell
- beaker cells
- caliciform cell
- caliciform cells
- chalice cell
- chalice cells
- goblet cells