| Name: | keratinocyte |
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| Synonyms: | keratinocytes |
| Definition: | An epidermal cell which synthesizes keratin and undergoes a characteristic change as it moves upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin. Successive stages of differentiation of the keratinocytes forming the epidermal layers are basal cell, spinous or prickle cell, and the granular cell. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009158] |
| Name: | basal protein localization |
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| Synonyms: | basal protein localisation, establishment and maintenance of basal protein localization, establishment and maintenance of protein localization in basal part of cell |
| Definition: | Any process in which a protein is transported to, or maintained in, basal regions of the cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0045175] QuickGO AmiGO |