| id | GO:0030175 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | filopodium |
| namespace | cellular_component |
| alt_id | GO:0030028 |
| def | "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." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194] |
| subset | goslim_pir |
| synonym | "microspike" EXACT [] |
| xref | NIF_Subcellular:sao-1046371754 |
| xref | Wikipedia:Filopodia |
| is_a | GO:0042995 ! cell projection |