filopodium assembly

Term ID

GO:0046847

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. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly

plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: endothelial tip cell filopodium assembly

endothelial tip cell filopodium assembly Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of filopodium assembly

negative regulation of filopodium assembly Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of filopodium assembly

positive regulation of filopodium assembly Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of filopodium assembly

regulation of filopodium assembly Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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