FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

apical junction assembly

ID (Ontology)

GO:0043297 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The formation of an apical junction, a functional unit located near the cell apex at the points of contact between epithelial cells composed of the tight junction, the zonula adherens junction and the desmosomes, by the aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of its constituents.[ PubMed:10854689 PubMed:14729475 PubMed:15196556 ]

Also Known As

"apical junction complex assembly"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
apical junction assembly (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| apical junction assembly

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cell junction assembly___________
cell-cell junction organization__|
                                 cell-cell junction assembly
                                  |__apical junction assembly  48 rec.
                                      |__bicellular tight junction assembly 1 rec.
                                      |   |__regulation of bicellular tight junction assembly(+)
                                      |__septate junction assembly 38 rec.
                                      |   |__smooth septate junction assembly 3 rec.
                                      |__zonula adherens assembly 9 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	cell-cell junction assembly
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"apical junction complex assembly" EXACT
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