lymphocyte differentiation

Term ID

GO:0030098

Synonyms

lymphocyte cell differentiation
lymphocyte development
lymphocytic blood cell differentiation

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized precursor cell acquires specialized features of a lymphocyte. A lymphocyte is a leukocyte commonly found in the blood and lymph that has the characteristics of a large nucleus, a neutral staining cytoplasm, and prominent heterochromatin.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: lymphocyte activation mononuclear cell differentiation

lymphocyte activation mononuclear cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: B cell differentiation natural killer cell differentiation T cell differentiation

B cell differentiation natural killer cell differentiation T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
inverse capable_of: common lymphoid progenitor early lymphoid progenitor lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell

common lymphoid progenitor early lymphoid progenitor lymphoid lineage restricted progenitor cell Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of lymphocyte differentiation

negative regulation of lymphocyte differentiation Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of lymphocyte differentiation

positive regulation of lymphocyte differentiation Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of lymphocyte differentiation

regulation of lymphocyte differentiation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes