FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

regulation of cell size

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008361 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that modulates the size of a cell.

Also Known As

"cell size control"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
regulation of cell size (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| regulation of cell size

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cellular component organization__________
regulation of anatomical structure size__|
                                         regulation of cellular component size
                                          |__regulation of cell size  100 rec.
                                              |__cell volume homeostasis 6 rec.
                                              |   |__intracellular water homeostasis 4 rec.
                                              |   |__negative regulation of cell volume
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cell volume
                                              |__negative regulation of cell size 22 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of cell size 41 rec.
                                              |__regulation of cell diameter
                                              |__regulation of extent of cell growth 23 rec.
                                              |   |__regulation of axon extension(+) 23 rec.
                                              |   |__regulation of collateral sprouting(+)
                                              |   |__regulation of sprouting of injured axon(+) 4 rec.
                                              |__regulation of follicle cell microvillus length 1 rec.

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Is a	regulation of cellular component size
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"cell size control" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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