FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

nurse cell apoptotic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0045476 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any apoptotic process in a nurse cell. During late oogenesis, following the transfer of substances from the nurse cells to the oocyte, nurse cell remnants are cleared from the egg chamber by apoptotic process.[ PubMed:11973306 ]

Also Known As

"apoptosis of nurse cells" ; "nurse cell programmed cell death by apoptosis" ; "programmed cell death of nurse cells by apoptosis"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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nurse cell apoptotic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| nurse cell apoptotic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

apoptotic process
 |__apoptotic process involved in development___________
germ cell development                                   |
 |__oogenesis___________________________________________|
female gamete generation                                |
 |__oogenesis___________________________________________|
programmed cell death                                   |
 |__programmed cell death involved in cell development__|
reproductive process                                    |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction______|
developmental process                                   |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction______|
cell development                                        |
 |__programmed cell death involved in cell development__|
anatomical structure development                        |
 |__apoptotic process involved in development___________|
cellular developmental process                          |
 |__programmed cell death involved in cell development__|
                                                        nurse cell apoptotic process  18 rec.
                                                         |__regulation of nurse cell apoptotic process 10 rec.
                                                             |__negative regulation of nurse cell apoptotic process 2 rec.
                                                             |__positive regulation of nurse cell apoptotic process 5 rec.

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Is a	developmental process involved in reproduction programmed cell death involved in cell development apoptotic process involved in development
Part of	oogenesis
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"apoptosis of nurse cells" EXACT "invertebrate nurse cell apoptosis" NARROW "nurse cell apoptosis" NARROW "nurse cell programmed cell death by apoptosis" EXACT "programmed cell death of nurse cells by apoptosis" EXACT
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