Term Information

Accession
GO:0035006
Name
melanization defense response
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
melanization defence response
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The blackening of the wounded area of the cuticle or the surface of invading pathogens, parasites or parasitoids, resulting from a proteolytic cascade leading to the de novo synthesis and deposition of melanin. Source: GOC:bf, PMID:12408809
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0035006 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of melanization defense response (GO:0035006)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
melanization defense response [is_a relation] is_a  melanin metabolic process (GO:0006582)
melanization defense response [is_a relation] is_a  innate immune response (GO:0045087)
Children of melanization defense response (GO:0035006)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
melanotic encapsulation of foreign target (GO:0035011) [is_a relation] is_a  melanization defense response
positive regulation of melanization defense response (GO:0035008) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  melanization defense response
negative regulation of melanization defense response (GO:0035009) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  melanization defense response
regulation of melanization defense response (GO:0035007) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  melanization defense response
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