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Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding a ruffle. A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon. The area of a motile cell closest to the direction of movement. Projection at the leading edge of a crawling cell; the protrusions are supported by a microfilament meshwork.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: ruffle
Acc: GO:0001726
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: Projection at the leading edge of a crawling cell; the protrusions are supported by a microfilament meshwork.
Synonyms:
  • membrane ruffle
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 94 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 106 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0001726 - ruffle (interactive image map)
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