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Filopodium

Name: Filopodium
Definition: Thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone; usually approximately 0.1 um wide, 5-10 um long, can be up to 50 um long in axon growth cones; contains a loose bundle of about 20 actin filaments oriented with their plus ends pointing outward (Gene Ontology)
Super-category: Neuron Protrusion
Id: sao-1046371754
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DefinitionThin, stiff protrusion extended by the lea Thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone; usually approximately 0.1 um wide, 5-10 um long, can be up to 50 um long in axon growth cones; contains a loose bundle of about 20 actin filaments oriented with their plus ends pointing outward (Gene Ontology) plus ends pointing outward (Gene Ontology)
Examplehttp://ccdb.ucsd.edu/SAO/images/filopodium_sw_512x512.jpg  +
Idsao-1046371754  +
LabelFilopodium  +
ModifiedDate29 May 2009  +
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