Term Information

Accession
GO:0002276
Name
basophil activation involved in immune response
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
basophil activation during immune response
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A change in morphology and behavior of a basophil resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, soluble factor, or to (at least in mammals) an antigen which the basophil has specifically bound via IgE bound to Fc-epsilonRI receptors, leading to the initiation or perpetuation of an immune response. Source: ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0002276 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of basophil activation involved in immune response (GO:0002276)
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basophil activation involved in immune response [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  immune response (GO:0006955)
basophil activation involved in immune response [is_a relation] is_a  myeloid cell activation involved in immune response (GO:0002275)
basophil activation involved in immune response [is_a relation] is_a  basophil activation (GO:0045575)
Children of basophil activation involved in immune response (GO:0002276)
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basophil degranulation (GO:0002561) [is_a relation] is_a  basophil activation involved in immune response
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