Term Information

Accession
GO:0098846
Name
podocyte foot
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
pedicel, podocyte foot process, secondary podocyte projection
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A cell projection of a podocyte (glomerular visceral epithelial cell) forming a foot-like structure projecting from a podocyte primary projection, that wraps around capillaries of a renal glomerulus. Adjacent feet (pedicels) interdigitate, leaving thin filtration slits between them, which are covered by slit diaphragms. Source: PMID:25324828
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0098846 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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podocyte foot [is_a relation] is_a  plasma membrane bounded cell projection (GO:0120025)

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Podocyte