FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

cortical cytoskeleton

ID (Ontology)

GO:0030863 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The portion of the cytoskeleton that lies just beneath the plasma membrane.

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT

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Full annotation statements	Genes
cortical cytoskeleton (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
is_active_in \| cortical cytoskeleton
located_in \| cortical cytoskeleton

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cytoplasm
 |__cell cortex_______________________
intracellular membraneless organelle  |
 |__cytoskeleton______________________|
cell periphery                        |
 |__cell cortex_______________________|
                                      cortical cytoskeleton  68 rec.
                                       |__cortical actin cytoskeleton 47 rec.
                                       |   |__actin cap 4 rec.
                                       |   |__actin cortical patch(+)
                                       |   |__actomyosin contractile ring(+) 27 rec.
                                       |   |__cuticular plate
                                       |   |__macropinocytic cup cytoskeleton
                                       |   |__spectrin 1 rec.
                                       |   |__terminal web
                                       |__cortical microtubule cytoskeleton 4 rec.
                                       |   |__cortical microtubule(+) 3 rec.
                                       |   |__horsetail-astral microtubule array
                                       |__cytoskeleton of presynaptic active zone 13 rec.
                                       |   |__presynaptic density(+) 1 rec.
                                       |__eisosome filament

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Relationships
Is a	cytoskeleton
Part of	cell cortex
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