Term Name: alpha-beta T cell differentiation
Synonyms: alpha-beta T cell development, alpha-beta T lymphocyte differentiation, alpha-beta T-cell differentiation, alpha-beta T-lymphocyte differentiation
Definition: The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of an alpha-beta T cell. An alpha-beta T cell is a T cell that expresses an alpha-beta T cell receptor complex.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046632]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment beta selection
is a type of: alpha-beta T cell activation T cell differentiation
has subtype: alpha-beta intraepithelial T cell differentiation alpha-beta T cell differentiation involved in immune response CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation NK T cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of alpha-beta T cell differentiation