FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term adult enterocyte ID (Ontology) FBbt:00047147 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Specialized epithelial cell of the adult gut. A large, polyploid, cuboidal or low-columnar epithelial cell with its nucleus in the middle and a mass of microvilli (brush border) on its apical surface. On its basal side, extensive infoldings of the plasma membrane form a labyrinth which fills the lower half of the cell. It is attached to adjacent enterocytes by smooth septate junctions.[ FlyBase:FBrf0007735 FlyBase:FBrf0139657 FlyBase:FBrf0191251 ]
Also Known As "adult EC"
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      28
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       2
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      24
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 Alleles Genes  Insertions Constructs
 adult enterocyte (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      28      3     16      2     26
     adult enterocyte | adult stage       8       --       --       --       8
     adult enterocyte | conditional       9       --       --       --       7
     adult enterocyte | decreased number | somatic clone       2       --       --       --       2
     adult enterocyte | increased number       2       --       --       --       2
     adult enterocyte | somatic clone       1       --       --       --       --
     adult enterocyte | somatic clone - tissue specific | conditional       3       --       --       --       2
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 |__enterocyte_____________
 |__adult epithelial cell__|
                           adult enterocyte  249 rec.
                            |__adult hindgut enterocyte
                            |__adult midgut enterocyte 182 rec.
                                |__adult iron accumulating cell
                                |__enterocyte of anterior adult midgut epithelium 19 rec.
                                |__enterocyte of middle adult midgut epithelium(+) 35 rec.
                                |__enterocyte of posterior adult midgut epithelium 62 rec.
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Is a enterocyte
adult epithelial cell
Part of adult gut
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Synonyms
  • "adult absorptive cell" RELATED
    "adult EC" EXACT
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