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The change in form that occurs when an epithelial cell progresses from its initial formation to its mature state. The change in form (cell shape and size) that occurs when a trophoblast cell elongates to contribute to the branching of the placenta. The actin-mediated process by which the apical end of a polarized columnar epithelial cell contracts. The developmental process by which the size or shape of a cell is generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The change in form (cell shape and size) that occurs when relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. The change in form (cell shape and size) that occurs during the differentiation of an endothelial cell. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell, any of the cells making up an epithelium. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an epithelial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An epithelial cell is a cell usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. A transition where a mesenchymal cell establishes apical/basolateral polarity, forms intercellular adhesive junctions, synthesizes basement membrane components and becomes an epithelial cell. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a specific fate. The change in form that occurs when an epithelial cell progresses from it initial formation to its mature state, contributing to the process of gastrulation.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: epithelial cell morphogenesis
Acc: GO:0003382
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The change in form that occurs when an epithelial cell progresses from its initial formation to its mature state.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 31 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0003382 - epithelial cell morphogenesis (interactive image map)
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