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Accession
GO:0003383
Name
apical constriction
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The actin-mediated process that results in the contraction of the apical end of a polarized columnar epithelial cell. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:tb, GOC:ascb_2009
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0003383 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of apical constriction (GO:0003383)
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apical constriction [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  epithelial cell morphogenesis (GO:0003382)
apical constriction [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Eumetazoa (NCBITaxon:6072)
apical constriction [is_a relation] is_a  actin-mediated cell contraction (GO:0070252)
Children of apical constriction (GO:0003383)
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apical constriction involved in gastrulation (GO:0003384) [is_a relation] is_a  apical constriction
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