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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
actin cap  
actin cortical patch +  
actomyosin contractile ring +   
cuticular plate  
macropinocytic cup cytoskeleton 
spectrin  
terminal web  
An actin-rich cytoskeletal network located beneath the microvilli of the apical plasma membrane of polarized epithelial cells. In addition to actin filaments, the terminal web may contain actin-binding proteins, myosin motor proteins, and intermediate filaments. The terminal web can function as a contractile structure that influences the spatial distribution of microvilli as well as the development and morphogenesis of tissues containing polarized epithelial cells.

Synonyms
Only In Taxon: NCBITaxon:6072 ! Eumetazoa
Definition Sources: GOC:kmv, PMID:19437512, PMID:24677443, PMID:7511618, Wikipedia:Terminal_web

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