Term Information

Accession
GO:0050935
Name
iridophore differentiation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
iridophore cell differentiation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an iridophore. Iridophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain guanidine or other purine crystals deposited in stacks called reflecting platets or iridisomes. This gives them a silver, gold, or iridescent appearance. Source: GOC:mh, PMID:11858836, GOC:jid
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0050935 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
Comments, changes to terms, or requests for new ontology terms can be made at GO issue tracker on GitHub.

Filter results

Loading...
pending...
Parents of iridophore differentiation (GO:0050935)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
iridophore differentiation [is_a relation] is_a  pigment cell differentiation (GO:0050931)
Children of iridophore differentiation (GO:0050935)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
regulation of iridophore differentiation (GO:0050937) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  iridophore differentiation
positive regulation of iridophore differentiation (GO:0050945) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  iridophore differentiation
negative regulation of iridophore differentiation (GO:0050943) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  iridophore differentiation
None.