Term Name: T cell differentiation
Synonyms: T cell development, T lymphocyte differentiation, T-cell differentiation, T-lymphocyte differentiation
Definition: The process in which a precursor cell type acquires characteristics of a more mature T-cell. A T cell is a type of lymphocyte whose definin characteristic is the expression of a T cell receptor complex.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030217]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: pro-T cell differentiation somatic diversification of T cell receptor genes T cell lineage commitment T cell selection
is a type of: lymphocyte differentiation T cell activation
has subtype: alpha-beta T cell differentiation cytotoxic T cell differentiation exhausted T cell differentiation extrathymic T cell differentiation gamma-delta T cell differentiation regulatory T cell differentiation T cell differentiation in thymus T cell differentiation involved in immune response
inverse capable_of: pro-T cell
inverse has_completed: CD4-positive helper T cell CD4-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytokine secreting effector T cell CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell CD27-negative gamma-delta T cell CD27-positive gamma-delta T cell effector T cell mature NK T cell mucosal invariant T cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of T cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of T cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of T cell differentiation