FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term establishment or maintenance of cell polarity ID (Ontology) GO:0007163 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any cellular process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of anisotropic intracellular organization or cell growth patterns.
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     involved_in | establishment or maintenance of cell polarity       --
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   |__cellular process
       |__establishment or maintenance of cell polarity  208 rec.
           |__establishment of cell polarity 58 rec.
           |   |__cellular bud site selection(+)
           |   |__establishment of bipolar cell polarity(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__establishment of cell polarity involved in ameboidal cell migration(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__establishment of cell polarity regulating cell shape(+)
           |   |__establishment of epithelial cell polarity(+) 14 rec.
           |   |__establishment of lymphocyte polarity(+)
           |   |__establishment of monopolar cell polarity(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__establishment of neuroblast polarity 2 rec.
           |   |__establishment of spindle orientation(+) 28 rec.
           |   |__regulation of establishment of cell polarity(+) 2 rec.
           |__establishment of ommatidial planar polarity 58 rec.
           |   |__equator specification 6 rec.
           |   |__ommatidial rotation 31 rec.
           |   |__R3/R4 cell fate commitment 12 rec.
           |__establishment or maintenance of bipolar cell polarity 35 rec.
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of apical/basal cell polarity(+) 35 rec.
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of bipolar cell polarity regulating cell shape(+)
           |   |__regulation of establishment or maintenance of bipolar cell polarity(+)
           |__establishment or maintenance of cell polarity regulating cell shape 3 rec.
           |   |__establishment of cell polarity regulating cell shape(+)
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of bipolar cell polarity regulating cell shape(+)
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of monopolar cell polarity regulating cell shape
           |   |__regulation of establishment or maintenance of cell polarity regulating cell shape(+)
           |__establishment or maintenance of cytoskeleton polarity 48 rec.
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of actin cytoskeleton polarity 3 rec.
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of cytoskeleton polarity involved in ameboidal cell migration(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of microtubule cytoskeleton polarity(+) 41 rec.
           |__establishment or maintenance of monopolar cell polarity 12 rec.
           |   |__establishment of monopolar cell polarity(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__establishment or maintenance of monopolar cell polarity regulating cell shape
           |__establishment or maintenance of neuroblast polarity 13 rec.
           |   |__establishment of neuroblast polarity 2 rec.
           |   |__maintenance of neuroblast polarity 3 rec.
           |__establishment or maintenance of polarity of embryonic epithelium 6 rec.
           |   |__maintenance of polarity of embryonic epithelium
           |__establishment or maintenance of polarity of follicular epithelium 29 rec.
           |   |__anterior/posterior axis specification, follicular epithelium 3 rec.
           |   |__dorsal/ventral axis specification, ovarian follicular epithelium(+) 15 rec.
           |   |__establishment of planar polarity of follicular epithelium 2 rec.
           |   |__maintenance of polarity of follicular epithelium 2 rec.
           |__establishment or maintenance of polarity of larval imaginal disc epithelium 5 rec.
           |   |__maintenance of polarity of larval imaginal disc epithelium
           |__maintenance of cell polarity 19 rec.
           |   |__maintenance of apical/basal cell polarity(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__maintenance of neuroblast polarity 3 rec.
           |__regulation of establishment or maintenance of cell polarity 3 rec.
               |__negative regulation of establishment or maintenance of neuroblast polarity
               |__regulation of establishment of cell polarity(+) 2 rec.
               |__regulation of establishment or maintenance of bipolar cell polarity(+)
               |__regulation of establishment or maintenance of cell polarity regulating cell shape(+)
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    "establishment and/or maintenance of cell polarity" RELATED
    "establishment and/or maintenance of cell polarization" RELATED
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