Biological process

down regulation of filopodium formation, down-regulation of filopodium formation, downregulation of filopodium formation, negative regulation of filopodia biosynthesis, negative regulation of filopodia formation, negative regulation of filopodium formation

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces 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.