regulatory T cell differentiation

Term ID

GO:0045066

Synonyms

regulatory T cell development
regulatory T lymphocyte differentiation
regulatory T-cell differentiation
regulatory T-lymphocyte differentiation
suppressor T cell differentiation
suppressor T lymphocyte differentiation
suppressor T-cell differentiation
suppressor T-lymphocyte differentiation

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires specialized features of a regulatory T cell. Regulatory T cells control or suppress immune responses through a variety of mechanisms and subsets include the CD4+CD25+ cell type as well as certain CD8+ cell types. 0781735149

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: T cell differentiation

T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell differentiation CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell differentiation

CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell differentiation CD8-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of regulatory T cell differentiation

negative regulation of regulatory T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of regulatory T cell differentiation

positive regulation of regulatory T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of regulatory T cell differentiation

regulation of regulatory T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes