FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

filopodium

ID (Ontology)

GO:0030175 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Thin, stiff, actin-based protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal or dendritic growth cone, or a dendritic shaft.[ ISBN:0815316194 ]

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Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Alleles (FBal)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Genes (FBgn)	GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT
Constructs (FBtp)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Alleles	Genes	Constructs
filopodium (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
filopodium \| cell autonomous \| clone of cells \| ectopic \| oogenesis		--
filopodium \| decreased number \| embryonic stage		--
filopodium \| ectopic		--
filopodium \| embryonic stage		--
filopodium \| increased number		--
filopodium \| increased number \| third instar larval stage		--	--
filopodium \| oogenesis		--
filopodium \| oogenesis \| somatic clone		--	--
filopodium \| P-stage		--
filopodium \| P-stage \| increased number		--	--
filopodium \| P-stage \| increased number \| somatic clone - tissue specific		--	--
filopodium \| pharate adult stage		--
filopodium \| pupal stage P7		--
filopodium \| third instar larval stage		--
is_active_in \| filopodium	--		--
located_in \| filopodium	--		--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

actin cytoskeleton_______________________
plasma membrane bounded cell projection__|
                                         actin-based cell projection
                                          |__filopodium  58 rec.
                                              |__actin filament bundle of filopodium
                                              |__dendritic filopodium
                                              |__filopodium membrane
                                              |__filopodium tip 4 rec.
                                              |__growth cone filopodium

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Relationships
Is a	actin-based cell projection
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
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External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	NIF_Subcellular:sao1046371754 Wikipedia:Filopodia