FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

axon ensheathment

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008366 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process in which the axon of a neuron is insulated, and that insulation maintained, thereby preventing dispersion of the electrical signal.[ ISBN:0878932437 ]

Also Known As

"cellular axon ensheathment"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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axon ensheathment (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| axon ensheathment

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

nervous system development__
cellular process____________|
                            ensheathment of neurons
                             |__axon ensheathment  12 rec.
                                 |__axon ensheathment in central nervous system 3 rec.
                                 |   |__central nervous system myelination(+)
                                 |   |__non-myelinated axon ensheathment in central nervous system
                                 |__myelination
                                 |   |__central nervous system myelination(+)
                                 |   |__myelin assembly(+)
                                 |   |__myelin maintenance(+)
                                 |   |__myelination in peripheral nervous system(+)
                                 |   |__myelination of lateral line nerve axons(+)
                                 |   |__regulation of myelination(+)
                                 |__non-myelinated axon ensheathment
                                 |   |__non-myelinated axon ensheathment in central nervous system
                                 |   |__peripheral nervous system non-myelinated axon ensheathment
                                 |__peripheral nervous system axon ensheathment
                                     |__myelination in peripheral nervous system(+)
                                     |__peripheral nervous system non-myelinated axon ensheathment

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Is a	ensheathment of neurons
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"cellular axon ensheathment" EXACT "cellular nerve ensheathment" RELATED "nerve ensheathment" RELATED
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