cell killing

Term ID

GO:0001906

Synonyms

necrosis

Definition

Any process in an organism that results in the killing of its own cells or those of another organism, including in some cases the death of the other organism. Killing here refers to the induction of death in one cell by another cell, not cell-autonomous death due to internal or other environmental conditions.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: cellular process

cellular process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: complement-dependent cytotoxicity killing of cells of another organism leukocyte mediated cytotoxicity

complement-dependent cytotoxicity killing of cells of another organism leukocyte mediated cytotoxicity Show first 5 Terms
disjoint_from: biological phase

biological phase Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cell killing

negative regulation of cell killing Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cell killing

positive regulation of cell killing Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of cell killing

regulation of cell killing Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes