positive regulation of filopodium assembly

Term ID

GO:0051491

Synonyms

• activation of filopodium formation
• positive regulation of filopodia biosynthesis
• positive regulation of filopodia formation
• positive regulation of filopodium formation
• stimulation of filopodium formation
• up regulation of filopodium formation
• up-regulation of filopodium formation
• upregulation of filopodium formation

Definition

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the assembly of a filopodium, a thin, stiff protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal growth cone.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO