Term Information

Accession
GO:0030426
Name
growth cone
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The migrating motile tip of a growing neuron projection, where actin accumulates, and the actin cytoskeleton is the most dynamic. Source: PMID:10082468, GOC:bc, ISBN:0815316194, GOC:aruk
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0030426 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of growth cone (GO:0030426)
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growth cone [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  distal axon (GO:0150034)
growth cone [is_a relation] is_a  site of polarized growth (GO:0030427)
Children of growth cone (GO:0030426)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
central region of growth cone (GO:0090724) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  growth cone
growth cone lamellipodium (GO:1990761) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  growth cone
growth cone membrane (GO:0032584) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  growth cone
dendritic growth cone (GO:0044294) [is_a relation] is_a  growth cone
growth cone filopodium (GO:1990812) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  growth cone
peripheral region of growth cone (GO:0090725) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  growth cone
axonal growth cone (GO:0044295) [is_a relation] is_a  growth cone
Wikipedia
Growth_cone