FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term enterocyte ID (Ontology) FBbt:00007042 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Specialized epithelial cell of the 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 "EC"
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      45
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       5
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      33
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 Alleles Genes Insertions Constructs
 enterocyte (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      45      1      6     37
     enterocyte | ectopic | somatic clone       1       --       --       --
     enterocyte | increased number       6       --       --       4
     enterocyte | male       2       --       --       1
     enterocyte | prepupal stage | somatic clone      10       --       --       9
     enterocyte | somatic clone       6       --       --       3
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  somatic cell
   |__epithelial cell
       |__enterocyte  476 rec.
           |__adult enterocyte 249 rec.
           |   |__adult hindgut enterocyte
           |   |__adult midgut enterocyte(+) 182 rec.
           |__hindgut enterocyte
           |   |__adult hindgut enterocyte
           |   |__embryonic/larval hindgut enterocyte
           |__larval enterocyte 115 rec.
           |   |__embryonic/larval hindgut enterocyte
           |   |__larval midgut enterocyte(+) 115 rec.
           |__midgut enterocyte 344 rec.
               |__adult midgut enterocyte(+) 182 rec.
               |__copper cell(+) 100 rec.
               |__iron accumulating cell(+) 12 rec.
               |__larval midgut enterocyte(+) 115 rec.
               |__midgut interstitial cell(+) 87 rec.
               |__midgut large flat cell(+) 20 rec.
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Is a epithelial cell
Part of gut epithelium
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