Term Information

Accession
GO:0023052
Name
signaling
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
biological signaling, signaling process, signalling, signalling process, single organism signaling
Alternate IDs
GO:0044700, GO:0023046
Definition
The entirety of a process in which information is transmitted within a biological system. This process begins with an active signal and ends when a cellular response has been triggered. Source: GOC:signaling, GOC:mtg_signaling_feb11, GOC:mtg_signal, GOC:signaling, GOC:mtg_signaling_feb11, GOC:mtg_signal
Comment
Note that a signal is any variable property or parameter that serves to convey information, and may be a physical entity such as a gene product or small molecule, a photon, or a change in state such as movement or voltage change.
History
See term history for GO:0023052 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_flybase_ribbon
goslim_generic
prokaryote_subset
goslim_mouse
goslim_agr
goslim_yeast
goslim_pombe
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