Category:GO:0030175 ! filopodium

name: filopodium
namespace: cellular_component
alt_id:GO:0030028
def: "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." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194]
subset: goslim_pir
xref: NIF_Subcellular:sao-1046371754
xref: Wikipedia:Filopodia
is_a: GO:0042995 ! cell projection

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 2 child terms, out of 2 total.

• [  ] GO:0031527 ! filopodium membrane
• [  ] GO:0032433 ! filopodium tip

Pages in category "GO:0030175 ! filopodium"

The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total.