microvillus
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Microvilli (: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion and minimize any increase in volume, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.
Key facts
- Microanatomy.Name
- Microvillus
- Microanatomy.Latin
- microvillus
- Microanatomy.Image
- Human jejunum microvilli 2 - TEM.jpg
- Microanatomy.Caption
- Enterocytes with microvilli
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Research
22,155 papers- Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time.Current opinion in cell biology · 2023
- Uncovering the Relationship Between Genes and Phenotypes Beyond the Gut in Microvillus Inclusion Disease.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024
- UNC45A deficiency causes microvillus inclusion disease-like phenotype by impairing myosin VB-dependent apical trafficking.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2022
- Altered MYO5B Function Underlies Microvillus Inclusion Disease: Opportunities for Intervention at a Cellular Level.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022
- Modeling Microvillus Inclusion Formation In Vitro.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2018
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- Microvillus
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- Structure
- Locations
- Relationship to cell
- Function
- Glycocalyx
- Clinical significance
- Destruction
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Microvilli (: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion and minimize any increase in volume, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.
==Structure== Microvilli are covered in plasma membrane, which encloses cytoplasm and microfilaments. Though these are cellular extensions, there are little or no cellular organelles present in the microvilli.