melanization defense response

Term ID

GO:0035006

Synonyms

melanization defence response

Definition

The blackening of the wounded area of the cuticle or the surface of invading pathogens, parasites or parasitoids, resulting from a proteolytic cascade leading to the de novo synthesis and deposition of melanin. 12408809

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: innate immune response melanin metabolic process

innate immune response melanin metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: melanotic encapsulation of foreign target

melanotic encapsulation of foreign target Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of melanization defense response

negative regulation of melanization defense response Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of melanization defense response

positive regulation of melanization defense response Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of melanization defense response

regulation of melanization defense response Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes