disc epithelium proper [FBbt_00007029]

A columnar epithelial monolayer with marked apical-basal polarity: the apical side faces the disc lumen, the basal side is underlain by a basal lamina. The anterior-posterior compartment boundary of the imaginal discs runs through the middle of this epithelium. Cells in this epithelium are coupled by gap junctions, but this coupling is much reduced across the anterior-posterior compartment boundary.

disc epithelium proper

ID: FBbt_00007029

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A columnar epithelial monolayer with marked apical-basal polarity: the apical side faces the disc lumen, the basal side is underlain by a basal lamina. The anterior-posterior compartment boundary of the imaginal discs runs through the middle of this epithelium. Cells in this epithelium are coupled by gap junctions, but this coupling is much reduced across the anterior-posterior compartment boundary.

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Parts of disc epithelium proper (18 total)

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Subclasses of disc epithelium proper (13 total)

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Expression patterns overlapping disc epithelium proper (1 total)

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P{en1}wg[en11] expression pattern Expression_pattern

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