Term Information

Accession
GO:0048549
Name
positive regulation of pinocytosis
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
up regulation of pinocytosis, up-regulation of pinocytosis, upregulation of pinocytosis, activation of pinocytosis, stimulation of pinocytosis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process that activates, maintains or increases the rate of pinocytosis. Pinocytosis is the process in which cells take in liquid material from their external environment; literally 'cell drinking'. Liquid is enclosed in vesicles, formed by invagination of the plasma membrane. These vesicles then move into the cell and pass their contents to endosomes. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0048549 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of positive regulation of pinocytosis (GO:0048549)
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positive regulation of pinocytosis [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  pinocytosis (GO:0006907)
positive regulation of pinocytosis [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of pinocytosis (GO:0048548)
positive regulation of pinocytosis [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of endocytosis (GO:0045807)
Children of positive regulation of pinocytosis (GO:0048549)
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positive regulation of macropinocytosis (GO:1905303) [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of pinocytosis
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