FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term tendon cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00005090 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Epidermal cell that forms part of one end a muscle and connects it to an attachment site (Schweitzer et al., 2010). It attaches to a muscle cell via a myotendinous junction composed of hemiadherens junctions and extracellular matrix (Schweitzer et al., 2010). The attachment of the tendon cell to the cuticle relies on interdigitating hemidesmosomes in this cell that are closely associated with tonofibrils embedded in the cuticle.[ FlyBase:FBrf0007735 FlyBase:FBrf0064665 FlyBase:FBrf0064793 FlyBase:FBrf0112069 FlyBase:FBrf0211520 ]
Also Known As "EMA cell" ; "epidermal muscle attachment cell" ; "tenocyte"
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      38
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       6
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      19
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 Alleles Genes  Insertions Constructs
 tendon cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      38     18      6      7     22
     tendon cell | embryonic stage       3       --       --       --       --
     tendon cell | embryonic stage 17       1       --       --       --       --
     tendon cell | larval stage       2       --       --       --       1
     tendon cell | P-stage      13       --       --       1     11
     tendon cell | pupal stage       3       --       --       --       1
     tendon cell | third instar larval stage       3       --       --       --       1
     tendon cell | wandering third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
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  epithelial cell
   |__epidermal cell
       |__tendon cell  106 rec.
           |__adult tendon cell 9 rec.
           |   |__adult flight muscle tendon cell 2 rec.
           |   |__adult leg muscle tendon cell(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__adult MOS retinal muscle tendon cell
           |   |__adult MOT retinal muscle tendon cell
           |   |__adult transverse horizontal neck muscle tendon cell
           |__embryonic/larval tendon cell 10 rec.
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Is a epidermal cell
Part of somatic muscle
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