FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

positive regulation of filopodium assembly

ID (Ontology)

GO:0051491 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the assembly of a filopodium, a thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone.

Also Known As

"positive regulation of filopodia biosynthesis" ; "positive regulation of filopodia formation" ; "positive regulation of filopodium formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
positive regulation of filopodium assembly (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| positive regulation of filopodium assembly

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

positive regulation of cell projection organization
 |__positive regulation of plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly__
positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis                         |
 |__positive regulation of plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly__|
filopodium assembly                                                          |
 |__regulation of filopodium assembly________________________________________|
regulation of plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly               |
 |__regulation of filopodium assembly________________________________________|
 |__positive regulation of plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly__|
                                                                             positive regulation of filopodium assembly  26 rec.

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Is a	regulation of filopodium assembly positive regulation of plasma membrane bounded cell projection assembly
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"activation of filopodium formation" NARROW "positive regulation of filopodia biosynthesis" EXACT "positive regulation of filopodia formation" EXACT "positive regulation of filopodium formation" EXACT "stimulation of filopodium formation" NARROW "up regulation of filopodium formation" EXACT "up-regulation of filopodium formation" EXACT "upregulation of filopodium formation" EXACT
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