Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

cytotoxic T cell differentiation

Term ID

GO:0045065

Synonyms

cytotoxic T cell development
cytotoxic T lymphocyte selection
cytotoxic T-cell selection
cytotoxic T-lymphocyte selection

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires specialized features of a cytotoxic T cell.

References

Ontology

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Relationships

is a type of: T cell differentiation

T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell differentiation

CD8-positive, alpha-beta cytotoxic T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation

negative regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation

positive regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation

regulation of cytotoxic T cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes