myotube FBbt_00005812
myotube
ID: FBbt_00005812
Muscle
Multinucleated muscle cell formed by several fusion events between fusion competent myoblasts and one founder cell. The size of a myotube is correlated to the number of fusion competent cells that fuse with a founder cell or developing myotube. (Abmayr and Pavlath, 2012, Maqbool and Jagla, 2007, Bate, 1990)
In contrast to vertebrates, in Drosophila embryos and larva, each muscle is a single myotube (Maqbool and Jagla, 2007.
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Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| muscle fiber | exact synonym | Abmayr and Pavlath, 2012 |
| myofiber | exact synonym | Abmayr and Pavlath, 2012 |
| myofibril | exact synonym | Demontis and Perrimon, 2010 |