Term Name: lamellipodium assembly
Synonyms: lamellipodium biogenesis, lamellipodium biosynthesis, lamellipodium formation
Definition: Formation of a lamellipodium, a thin sheetlike extension of the surface of a migrating cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030032]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: lamellipodium organization plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly
has subtype: lamellipodium assembly involved in ameboidal cell migration
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of lamellipodium assembly
positively regulated by: positive regulation of lamellipodium assembly
regulated by: regulation of lamellipodium assembly