AmiGO 2: Term Details for "opsonization" (GO:0008228)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0008228
Name: opsonization
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The process in which a microorganism (or other particulate material) is rendered more susceptible to phagocytosis by coating with an opsonin, a blood serum protein such as a complement component or antibody. Source: ISBN:0198506732, ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add, ISBN:068340007X, GOC:mah
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0008228 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to opsonization (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to opsonization (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for opsonization (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0051179 localization
GO:0051234 establishment of localization
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0006810 transport
GO:0098657 import into cell
GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport
GO:0006897 endocytosis
GO:0008037 cell recognition
GO:0002376 immune system process
GO:0006909 phagocytosis
GO:0002252 immune effector process
GO:0006910 phagocytosis, recognition
GO:0008228 opsonization
GO:1903028 positive regulation of opsonization
GO:1903027 regulation of opsonization

Parents of opsonization (GO:0008228)

subject	relation	object
opsonization	is_a	immune effector process (GO:0002252)
opsonization	RO:0002213	phagocytosis, recognition (GO:0006910)

Children of opsonization (GO:0008228)

subject	relation	object
positive regulation of opsonization (GO:1903028)	RO:0002213	opsonization
regulation of opsonization (GO:1903027)	RO:0002211	opsonization

Wikipedia: Opsonin