FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term cell leading edge ID (Ontology) GO:0031252 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The area of a motile cell closest to the direction of movement.
Also Known As "front of cell" ; "leading edge of cell"
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Genes (FBgn)  GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT      12
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 Alleles Genes
 cell leading edge (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1     12
     is_active_in | cell leading edge       --       1
     located_in | cell leading edge       --      11
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   |__cellular anatomical structure
       |__cell leading edge  153 rec.
           |__APC-IQGAP complex
           |__APC-IQGAP1-Cdc42 complex
           |__APC-IQGAP1-CLIP-170 complex
           |__APC-IQGAP1-Rac1 complex
           |__cell leading edge cell cortex 1 rec.
           |__CSK-GAP-A.p62 complex
           |__growth cone leading edge
           |   |__leading edge of axonal growth cone
           |   |__leading edge of dendritic growth cone
           |__lamellipodium 32 rec.
           |   |__growth cone lamellipodium 1 rec.
           |   |__lamellipodium membrane 1 rec.
           |   |__leading edge of lamellipodium
           |__leading edge membrane 103 rec.
           |   |__lamellipodium membrane 1 rec.
           |   |__neuron projection membrane(+) 97 rec.
           |   |__ruffle membrane 2 rec.
           |__leading edge of lamellipodium
           |__ruffle 8 rec.
               |__ruffle membrane 2 rec.
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  • "front of cell" EXACT
    "leading edge of cell" EXACT
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