Enum: CellPolarity

Spatial polarity in cells and tissues

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
APICAL	None	The free surface of an epithelial cell
BASAL	None	The attached surface of an epithelial cell
LATERAL	None	The sides of an epithelial cell
APICAL_LATERAL	None	Junction between apical and lateral surfaces
BASAL_LATERAL	None	Junction between basal and lateral surfaces
LEADING_EDGE	None	Front of a migrating cell
TRAILING_EDGE	None	Rear of a migrating cell
PROXIMAL_POLE	None	Pole closer to the cell body
DISTAL_POLE	None	Pole further from the cell body

Slots

Name	Description
cell_polarity	Spatial polarity in cells and tissues

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: CellPolarity
description: Spatial polarity in cells and tissues
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  APICAL:
    text: APICAL
    description: The free surface of an epithelial cell
    annotations:
      location:
        tag: location
        value: typically faces lumen or external environment
  BASAL:
    text: BASAL
    description: The attached surface of an epithelial cell
    annotations:
      location:
        tag: location
        value: typically attached to basement membrane
  LATERAL:
    text: LATERAL
    description: The sides of an epithelial cell
    annotations:
      location:
        tag: location
        value: faces neighboring cells
  APICAL_LATERAL:
    text: APICAL_LATERAL
    description: Junction between apical and lateral surfaces
  BASAL_LATERAL:
    text: BASAL_LATERAL
    description: Junction between basal and lateral surfaces
  LEADING_EDGE:
    text: LEADING_EDGE
    description: Front of a migrating cell
    annotations:
      context:
        tag: context
        value: cell migration
  TRAILING_EDGE:
    text: TRAILING_EDGE
    description: Rear of a migrating cell
    annotations:
      context:
        tag: context
        value: cell migration
  PROXIMAL_POLE:
    text: PROXIMAL_POLE
    description: Pole closer to the cell body
    annotations:
      context:
        tag: context
        value: neurons, polarized cells
  DISTAL_POLE:
    text: DISTAL_POLE
    description: Pole further from the cell body
    annotations:
      context:
        tag: context
        value: neurons, polarized cells