FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term apical constriction ID (Ontology) GO:0003383 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The actin-mediated process that results in the contraction of the apical end of a polarized columnar epithelial cell.
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      18
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 apical constriction (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      18
     acts_upstream_of_positive_effect | apical constriction       1
     involved_in | apical constriction      17
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  actin filament-based movement
   |__actin-mediated cell contraction
       |__apical constriction  27 rec.
           |__apical constriction involved in gastrulation 12 rec.
               |__apical constriction involved in ventral furrow formation 5 rec.
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Is a actin-mediated cell contraction
Part of epithelial cell morphogenesis
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