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Accession
GO:0001769
Name
establishment of B cell polarity
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
B cell polarization, B lymphocyte polarization, B-cell polarization, establishment of B lymphocyte polarity, establishment of B-cell polarity, establishment of B-lymphocyte polarity
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The directed orientation of B cell signaling molecules and associated membrane rafts towards a chemokine gradient of a contact point with an antigen displaying cell. Source: GOC:mgi_curators, PMID:9692889, PMID:12615889
Comment
Note that 'antigen displaying cell' in this term encompasses cell types such as follicular dendritic cells which display the unprocessed antigens of a B cell, leading to activation of the B cells and antigen uptake and processing by the B cells.
History
See term history for GO:0001769 at QuickGO
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Parents of establishment of B cell polarity (GO:0001769)
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establishment of B cell polarity [is_a relation] is_a  establishment of lymphocyte polarity (GO:0001767)
establishment of B cell polarity [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  B cell (CL:0000236)
establishment of B cell polarity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  B cell activation (GO:0042113)

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