Preferred Name |
filopodium |
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Synonyms |
microspike |
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Definitions |
Thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone; usually approximately 0.1 um wide, 5-10 um long, can be up to 50 um long in axon growth cones; contains a loose bundle of about 20 actin filaments oriented with their plus ends pointing outward. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030175 |
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database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Filopodia |
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definition |
Thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone; usually approximately 0.1 um wide, 5-10 um long, can be up to 50 um long in axon growth cones; contains a loose bundle of about 20 actin filaments oriented with their plus ends pointing outward. |
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has_exact_synonym |
microspike |
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has_obo_namespace |
cellular_component |
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id |
GO:0030175 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
filopodium |
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notation |
GO:0030175 |
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prefLabel |
filopodium |
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subClassOf |