Term Name: | regulatory T cell differentiation |
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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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0045066] QuickGO AmiGO |