FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term plasmatocyte ID (Ontology) FBbt:00058145 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Phagocytic hemocyte. These cells represent about 90% of all hemocytes (Lanot et al., 2001). They are responsible for the engulfment of small particles, microbes and apoptotic tissues debris (Honti et al., 2014) and for the secretion of antimicrobial peptides and opsonins (Cattenoz et al., 2021). They also contribute to the production and secretion of proteins of the hemolymph, along with fat body cells (Cattenoz et al., 2021). They express Nimrod C1 (Kurucz et al., 2007).[ FlyBase:FBrf0134542 FlyBase:FBrf0195027 FlyBase:FBrf0223115 FlyBase:FBrf0248467 ]
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      22
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      16
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 Alleles Genes Insertions Constructs
 plasmatocyte (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      22      4      1     16
     plasmatocyte | decreased number       2       --       --       2
     plasmatocyte | increased number      18       --       1     13
     plasmatocyte | P-stage       4       --       1      1
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   |__hemocyte
       |__plasmatocyte  585 rec.
           |__adult plasmatocyte 6 rec.
           |__antimicrobial peptide-producing plasmatocyte
           |__embryonic/larval plasmatocyte 551 rec.
           |   |__larval adipohemocyte 4 rec.
           |__ovarian hemocyte
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