Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
cilium assembly
- Term ID
- GO:0060271
- Synonyms
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- ciliogenesis
- cilium biogenesis
- cilium formation
- cilium morphogenesis
- cilium organization
- microtubule-based flagellum assembly
- Definition
- The assembly of a cilium, a specialized eukaryotic organelle that consists of a filiform extrusion of the cell surface. Each cilium is bounded by an extrusion of the cytoplasmic membrane, and contains a regular longitudinal array of microtubules, anchored basally in a centriole. (3)
- References
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- Reactome:R-HSA-5617833
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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