Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: June 14, 2024
Preferred Name

Keratinocytes (Spinous)

Synonyms

prickle cell of epidermis

Definitions

A cell with delicate radiating processes known as desmosomes that form intercellular bridges between other cells of this type. This cell type forms the stratum spinosum (prickle cell layer). A function of this cell is to generate keratin.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000649

ccf_ct_isa

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000000

ccf_is_provisional

false

ccf_located_in

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002026

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002097

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001003

ccf_pref_label

Keratinocytes (Spinous)

definition

A cell with delicate radiating processes known as desmosomes that form intercellular bridges between other cells of this type. This cell type forms the stratum spinosum (prickle cell layer). A function of this cell is to generate keratin.

has exact synonym

prickle cell of epidermis

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl#cellxgene_subset

isDefinedBy

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

label

prickle cell

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002026

prefixIRI

CL:0000649

prefLabel

Keratinocytes (Spinous)

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002026

xRef

FMA:69059

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000312

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