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erythrophore differentiation

Term Information

Accession
GO:0048773
Name
erythrophore differentiation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
erythrophore cell differentiation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an erythrophore cell. Erythrophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or erythrosomes. This gives them an orange to red appearance. Source: GOC:mh, GOC:jid
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0048773 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of erythrophore differentiation (GO:0048773)
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erythrophore differentiation [is_a relation] is_a  pigment cell differentiation (GO:0050931)
Children of erythrophore differentiation (GO:0048773)
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positive regulation of erythrophore differentiation (GO:0048780) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  erythrophore differentiation
negative regulation of erythrophore differentiation (GO:0048779) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  erythrophore differentiation
regulation of erythrophore differentiation (GO:0048778) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  erythrophore differentiation
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