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| Term | cytoneme | ID (Ontology) | GO:0035230 (Gene Ontology) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definition | A long, thin, polarized cell projection that contains actin and can extend for distances many times the diameter of the cell. Cytonemes represent extensions of cell cytoplasm and typically have a diameter of approximately 0.2um.[ PubMed:10367889 PubMed:10675901 ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Also Known As | "membrane nanotube" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cell projection |__plasma membrane bounded cell projection |__cytoneme 12 rec. |
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| Is a | plasma membrane bounded cell projection | ||
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