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Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. 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. A prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon. Any constituent part of a cell projection, a prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon. The end of a filopodium distal to the body of the cell.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: filopodium tip
Acc: GO:0032433
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The end of a filopodium distal to the body of the cell.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 9 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 9 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0032433 - filopodium tip (interactive image map)
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