muscle cell [FBbt_00005074]
Somatic, contractile cell that makes up a muscle. It is formed by several fusion events between fusion competent myoblasts and one founder cell.
muscle cell
ID: FBbt_00005074
Cell
Somatic, contractile cell that makes up a muscle. It is formed by several fusion events between fusion competent myoblasts and one founder cell.
In contrast to vertebrates, in Drosophila embryos and larva, each muscle is a single myotube (Maqbool and Jagla, 2007).
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- is part of: muscle system
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| muscle fiber | related synonym | Abmayr and Pavlath, 2012 |
| myofibril | related synonym | Demontis and Perrimon, 2010 |
| myofiber | related synonym | Abmayr and Pavlath, 2012 |
Subclasses of muscle cell (936 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| circular intestinal visceral muscle fiber | Muscle | |
| longitudinal intestinal visceral muscle fiber | Muscle | |
| muscle cell of lateral transverse muscle 4 | Larva, Muscle | |
|
somatic muscle cell | Muscle |
| visceral muscle cell | Muscle |
Expression patterns overlapping muscle cell (5 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| P{GMR44H10-lexA} expression pattern | Expression_pattern | |
| P{GMR10F02-GAL4} expression pattern | Expression_pattern | |
| P{GawB}Ten-m[NP6658] expression pattern | Expression_pattern | |
| P{PTT-GC}Tm1[G5] expression pattern | Expression_pattern | |
| P{GawB}kirre[rP298-G4] expression pattern | Expression_pattern |
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