FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term ensheathment of neurons ID (Ontology) GO:0007272 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which glial cells envelop neuronal cell bodies and/or axons to form an insulating layer. This can take the form of myelinating or non-myelinating ensheathment.
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 ensheathment of neurons (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | ensheathment of neurons       1
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   |__cellular process
       |__ensheathment of neurons  13 rec.
           |__axon ensheathment 12 rec.
           |   |__axon ensheathment in central nervous system(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__glial cell projection elongation involved in axon ensheathment
           |   |__myelination(+)
           |   |__non-myelinated axon ensheathment(+)
           |   |__peripheral nervous system axon ensheathment(+)
           |__ensheathment of neuronal cell bodies
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Is a cellular process
Part of nervous system development
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  • "ionic insulation of neurons by glial cells" RELATED
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