FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term dorsal appendage forming follicle cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00046036 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A follicle cell that participates in the formation of the dorsal appendage. There are about 65 of these cells initially located in each of two bilaterally symmetric regions in the dorso-anterior of the oocyte associated follicular epithelium, located immediately posterior to the centripetal follicle cells and lateral of the dorsal midline. There are two distinct subpopulations of these cells: floor cells and roof cells, which reorganize and change shape to form, respectively, the floor and roof of the cellular tube encircling the developing dorsal appendages. These cells secrete chorion proteins into the tube lumens to form the dorsal appendages. During eggshell maturation the dorsal appendage forming cells slough off, revealing the chorionic dorsal appendages inside.[ FlyBase:FBrf0174518 ]
Also Known As "dorsal-appendage-forming cell" ; "filament follicle cell"
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Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION      18
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   |__main body follicle cell
       |__dorsal appendage forming follicle cell  47 rec.
           |__floor cell 13 rec.
           |__roof cell 9 rec.
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