negative regulation of filopodium assembly

Term ID

GO:0051490

Synonyms

• down regulation of filopodium formation
• down-regulation of filopodium formation
• downregulation of filopodium formation
• inhibition of filopodium formation
• negative regulation of filopodia biosynthesis
• negative regulation of filopodia formation
• negative regulation of filopodium formation

Definition

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of 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.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO