leukocyte activation

Term ID

GO:0045321

Synonyms

immune cell activation
leucocyte activation

Definition

A change in morphology and behavior of a leukocyte resulting from exposure to a specific antigen, mitogen, cytokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor.

References

Wikipedia:Immunologic_activation

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: cell activation immune system process

cell activation immune system process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: leukocyte activation involved in immune response leukocyte activation involved in inflammatory response leukocyte adhesive activation lymphocyte activation myeloid leukocyte activation ... Show All 6 Terms

leukocyte activation involved in immune response leukocyte activation involved in inflammatory response leukocyte adhesive activation lymphocyte activation myeloid leukocyte activation plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of leukocyte activation

negative regulation of leukocyte activation Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of leukocyte activation

positive regulation of leukocyte activation Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of leukocyte activation

regulation of leukocyte activation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

Citations