FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term midgut enterocyte ID (Ontology) FBbt:00047177 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Specialized epithelial cell of the midgut. 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 "midgut EC"
Comment Can be identified in adults and larvae based on expression of nubbin, Myosin31DF (Sawyer et al., 2017) and mex1 (Phillips and Thomas, 2006 - FBrf0190960; Chen et al., 2014 - FBrf0226781).
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       4
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
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 midgut enterocyte (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4      1
     midgut enterocyte | decreased number       1       --
     midgut enterocyte | P-stage       2      1
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   |__enterocyte
       |__midgut enterocyte  344 rec.
           |__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.
           |__copper cell 100 rec.
           |   |__adult copper cell 22 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval copper cell 33 rec.
           |__iron accumulating cell 12 rec.
           |   |__adult iron accumulating cell
           |   |__larval iron accumulating cell 12 rec.
           |__larval midgut enterocyte 115 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval copper cell 33 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval midgut interstitial cell 66 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval midgut large flat cell 7 rec.
           |   |__larval iron accumulating cell 12 rec.
           |__midgut interstitial cell 87 rec.
           |   |__adult midgut interstitial cell 8 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval midgut interstitial cell 66 rec.
           |__midgut large flat cell 20 rec.
               |__adult midgut large flat cell 7 rec.
               |__embryonic/larval midgut large flat cell 7 rec.
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Part of midgut epithelium
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