FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

Malpighian tubule tip cell differentiation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0061382 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Malpighian tubule tip cell. A Malpighian tubule tip cell is a mitogenic signaling cell that controls the proliferation of its neighboring cells.[ PubMed:7821213 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
Malpighian tubule tip cell differentiation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| Malpighian tubule tip cell differentiation

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

animal organ development
 |__Malpighian tubule development__
cellular developmental process     |
 |__cell differentiation___________|
renal tubule development           |
 |__Malpighian tubule development__|
                                   Malpighian tubule tip cell differentiation  9 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	cell differentiation
Part of	Malpighian tubule development
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