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Cell Polarity MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cell Polarity
Tree Number(s)
G04.250
Unique ID
D016764
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016764
Annotation
orientation of intracell struct to plasma membrane
Scope Note
Orientation of intracellular structures especially with respect to the apical and basolateral domains of the plasma membrane. Polarized cells must direct proteins from the Golgi apparatus to the appropriate domain since tight junctions prevent proteins from diffusing between the two domains.
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Introduced
1992/01/01
Last Updated
2016/01/15
Cell Polarity Preferred
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