Term Name: cell motility
Synonyms: cell locomotion, cell movement, movement of a cell
Definition: Any process involved in the controlled self-propelled movement of a cell that results in translocation of the cell from one place to another.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048870]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: cilium movement involved in cell motility cytoplasmic actin-based contraction involved in cell motility
is a type of: cellular process
has subtype: actin polymerization-dependent cell motility cell gliding cell migration cell motility in response to calcium ion cell motility in response to potassium ion cell motility involved in cerebral cortex radial glia guided migration cell swimming cilium or flagellum-dependent cell motility sperm motility type IV pilus-dependent motility
inverse capable_of: motile cell primordial germ cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cell motility
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cell motility
regulated by: regulation of cell motility