Planteome: Term Details for "microspike" (GO:0044393)

Accession: GO:0044393
Name: microspike
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A dynamic, actin-rich projection extending from the surface of a migrating animal cell. Source: PMID:12153987, PMID:19095735, PMID:11429692
Comment: Although in some literature 'microspike' and 'filopodium' are used synonymously, in GO microspike refers to a cell projection that is distinct from a filopodium. See also 'filopodium ; GO:0030175'.
History: See term history for GO:0044393 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to microspike.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to microspike.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for microspike.
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