FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term cell cortex ID (Ontology) GO:0005938 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The region of a cell that lies just beneath the plasma membrane and often, but not always, contains a network of actin filaments and associated proteins.[ ISBN:0815316194 ]
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT     103
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       1
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 Alleles Genes Insertions Constructs
 cell cortex (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1    116      1      5
     cell cortex | larval stage | somatic clone       1       --       --       --
     is_active_in | cell cortex       --      13       --       --
     located_in | cell cortex       --      98       --       --
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intracellular anatomical structure
 |__cytoplasm__________________
cellular anatomical structure  |
 |__cytoplasm__________________|
 |__cell periphery_____________|
                               cell cortex  251 rec.
                                |__cell cortex region 90 rec.
                                |   |__anterior cell cortex 3 rec.
                                |   |__apical cortex(+) 59 rec.
                                |   |__basal cortex 14 rec.
                                |   |__cell cortex of cell tip(+)
                                |   |__cell leading edge cell cortex 1 rec.
                                |   |__equatorial cell cortex
                                |   |__lateral cell cortex(+) 5 rec.
                                |   |__medial cortex(+)
                                |   |__posterior cell cortex 7 rec.
                                |   |__postsynaptic endocytic zone cytoplasmic component
                                |   |__presynaptic active zone cytoplasmic component(+) 14 rec.
                                |   |__presynaptic endocytic zone cytoplasmic component
                                |__cleavage apparatus septin structure
                                |   |__cellular bud neck septin collar
                                |   |__cellular bud neck septin ring(+)
                                |   |__cellular bud neck split septin rings
                                |   |__medial cortex septin ring
                                |   |__prospore septin ring
                                |__cortical cytoskeleton 67 rec.
                                |   |__cortical actin cytoskeleton(+) 46 rec.
                                |   |__cortical microtubule cytoskeleton(+) 4 rec.
                                |   |__cytoskeleton of presynaptic active zone(+) 13 rec.
                                |   |__eisosome filament
                                |__cortical dynamic polarity patch
                                |__cortical endoplasmic reticulum 1 rec.
                                |   |__cortical endoplasmic reticulum lumen
                                |   |__cortical endoplasmic reticulum membrane
                                |__endocytic patch 1 rec.
                                |   |__actin cortical patch(+)
                                |__exocyst 9 rec.
                                |__nematocyst
                                |__polarisome
                                |   |__cellular bud neck polarisome
                                |   |__cellular bud tip polarisome
                                |   |__hyphal tip polarisome
                                |   |__mating projection tip polarisome
                                |   |__Tea1 cell-end complex
                                |__septin complex 9 rec.
                                |   |__meiotic septin complex
                                |   |__mitotic septin complex
                                |__septin ring 5 rec.
                                    |__cellular bud neck septin ring(+)
                                    |__germ tube septin ring
                                    |__hyphal septin ring
                                    |__mating projection septin ring
                                    |__medial cortex septin ring
                                    |__prospore septin ring
                                    |__pseudohyphal septin ring
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Is a cytoplasm
Part of cell periphery
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  • "cell periphery" RELATED
    "ectoplasm" NARROW
    "peripheral cytoplasm" RELATED
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Wikipedia:Cell_cortex