FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term adult Malpighian tubule stellate cell of main segment ID (Ontology) FBbt:00047102 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Adult type II cell with a stellate morphology. These cells are found in the main segments of the Malpighian tubules (Denholm et al., 2013).[ FlyBase:FBrf0220823 ]
Also Known As "adult Malpighian tubule SC of main segment" ; "adult Malpighian tubule stellate Type II cell of main segment"
Comment The change in Type II cell shape from cuboidal to bar-shaped (initial and transitional segments) or stellate-shaped (main segment) occurs in the last 12h of pupal development (Denholm, 2013).
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Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       3
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 adult Malpighian tubule stellate cell of main segment (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2      6      3      1
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adult specialized Malpighian tubule cell__
Malpighian tubule Type II cell____________|
                                          adult Malpighian tubule Type II cell
                                           |__adult Malpighian tubule stellate cell of main segment  12 rec.
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Is a adult Malpighian tubule Type II cell
Part of adult main segment of Malpighian tubule
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  • "adult Malpighian tubule SC of main segment" EXACT
    "adult Malpighian tubule stellate Type II cell of main segment" EXACT
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