Term Name: filopodium assembly
Synonyms: filopodia biosynthesis, filopodia formation, filopodium formation
Definition: The assembly of a filopodium, a thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046847]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly
has subtype: endothelial tip cell filopodium assembly
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of filopodium assembly
positively regulated by: positive regulation of filopodium assembly
regulated by: regulation of filopodium assembly