AmiGO 2: Term Details for "Schwann cell differentiation" (GO:0014037)

Accession: GO:0014037
Name: Schwann cell differentiation
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a Schwann cell. Schwann cells are found in the peripheral nervous system, where they insulate neurons and axons, and regulate the environment in which neurons function. Source: GOC:ef
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0014037 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to Schwann cell differentiation (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to Schwann cell differentiation (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for Schwann cell differentiation (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
Schwann cell differentiation	BFO:0000050	peripheral nervous system development (GO:0007422)
Schwann cell differentiation	RO:0002315	myelinating Schwann cell (CL:0000218)
Schwann cell differentiation	is_a	glial cell differentiation (GO:0010001)
Schwann cell differentiation	RO:0002162	Craniata (NCBITaxon:89593)

subject	relation	object
Schwann cell development (GO:0014044)	BFO:0000050	Schwann cell differentiation
negative regulation of Schwann cell differentiation (GO:0014039)	RO:0002212	Schwann cell differentiation
regulation of Schwann cell differentiation (GO:0014038)	RO:0002211	Schwann cell differentiation
positive regulation of Schwann cell differentiation (GO:0014040)	RO:0002213	Schwann cell differentiation

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