FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

cell leading edge

ID (Ontology)

GO:0031252 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The area of a motile cell closest to the direction of movement.

Also Known As

"front of cell" ; "leading edge of cell"

Comment

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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

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
cell leading edge (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
is_active_in \| cell leading edge	--
located_in \| cell leading edge	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  cellular_component
   |__cellular anatomical structure
       |__cell leading edge  156 rec.
           |__APC-IQGAP complex
           |__APC-IQGAP1-Cdc42 complex
           |__APC-IQGAP1-CLIP-170 complex
           |__APC-IQGAP1-Rac1 complex
           |__cell leading edge cell cortex 1 rec.
           |__CSK-GAP-A.p62 complex
           |__growth cone leading edge
           |   |__leading edge of axonal growth cone
           |   |__leading edge of dendritic growth cone
           |__lamellipodium 33 rec.
           |   |__growth cone lamellipodium 1 rec.
           |   |__lamellipodium membrane 1 rec.
           |   |__leading edge of lamellipodium
           |__leading edge membrane 105 rec.
           |   |__lamellipodium membrane 1 rec.
           |   |__neuron projection membrane(+) 99 rec.
           |   |__ruffle membrane 2 rec.
           |__leading edge of lamellipodium
           |__ruffle 8 rec.
               |__ruffle membrane 2 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	cellular anatomical structure
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"front of cell" EXACT "leading edge of cell" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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