FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

axon ensheathment in central nervous system

ID (Ontology)

GO:0032291 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which a glial cell membrane closes around an axon in the central nervous system. This can be a myelinating or a non-myelinating neuron-glial interaction.

Also Known As

"ensheathment of axons in central nervous system"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
axon ensheathment in central nervous system (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| axon ensheathment in central nervous system

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  ensheathment of neurons
   |__axon ensheathment
       |__axon ensheathment in central nervous system  3 rec.
           |__central nervous system myelination
           |   |__central nervous system myelin formation
           |   |__central nervous system myelin maintenance
           |__non-myelinated axon ensheathment in central nervous system

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Is a	axon ensheathment
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"ensheathment of axons in central nervous system" EXACT
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