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AmiGO 2: Term Details for "dendritic cell dendrite assembly" (GO:0097026)

️Gene Ontology Consortium
️Wed Jun 19 2024

Accession

GO:0097026

Name

dendritic cell dendrite assembly

Ontology

biological_process

Synonyms

dendritic extension

Alternate IDs

None

Definition

Formation of dendrites, branched cellular projections (or cytoplasmic extension) that are extended from the surface of a dendritic immune cell, and which enable the cell to sample luminal pathogens and increase the surface area for antigen presentation to T cells. Source: CL:0000451, GOC:BHF, PMID:12200351

Comment

Note that dendrites of dendritic cells should not be confused with neuronal cell dendrites, which process electrical signals.

History

See term history for GO:0097026 at QuickGO

Taxon info

in taxon Vertebrata

Chem. react.

None

Subset

None

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