epidermal growth factor receptor ligand maturation

Term ID

GO:0038004

Synonyms

• EGFR ligand maturation
• EGFR ligand maturation by peptide bond cleavage
• EGFR ligand processing
• epidermal growth factor receptor ligand processing
• peptide bond cleavage involved in EGFR ligand maturation
• peptide bond cleavage involved in epidermal growth factor receptor ligand maturation

Definition

Any process leading to the attainment of the full functional capacity of a ligand for an epidermal growth factor receptor. The ligand is functional when it can bind to and activate an epidermal growth factor receptor. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO