| GO term: | brush border |
| GO id: | GO:0005903 |
| Definition: | Dense covering of microvilli on the apical surface of epithelial cells in tissues such as the intestine, kidney, and choroid plexus; the microvilli aid absorption by increasing the surface area of the cell. |
| Number of paths to term: | 2 |
denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship
denotes a 'regulates' relationship
denotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
denotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship
cellular_componentcellcell partcell projectionblebbrush border [GO:0005903] (65 genes, 86 annotations)brush border membranecell haircell projection part +cilium +cytonemefilopodium +glial cell projection +haustorium +invadopodium +lamellipodium +macropinocytic cup +mating projection +microspikemicrovillus +muscle cell projection +neuron projection +oral apparatus +pilus +plant cell papilla +pollen tube +pseudopodium +rhabdomere +root hair +ruffle +uropod +cellular_componentcell partcell projectionblebbrush border [GO:0005903] (65 genes, 86 annotations)brush border membranecell haircell projection part +cilium +cytonemefilopodium +glial cell projection +haustorium +invadopodium +lamellipodium +macropinocytic cup +mating projection +microspikemicrovillus +muscle cell projection +neuron projection +oral apparatus +pilus +plant cell papilla +pollen tube +pseudopodium +rhabdomere +root hair +ruffle +uropod +Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc |
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