Planteome: Term Details for "astrocyte differentiation" (GO:0048708)

Accession: GO:0048708
Name: astrocyte differentiation
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an astrocyte. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function. Source: PMID:15139015, GOC:vp
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0048708 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to astrocyte differentiation.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to astrocyte differentiation.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for astrocyte differentiation.
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subject	relation	object
astrocyte differentiation	is_a	glial cell differentiation (GO:0010001)
astrocyte differentiation	BFO:0000050	central nervous system development (GO:0007417)

subject	relation	object
Bergmann glial cell differentiation (GO:0060020)	is_a	astrocyte differentiation
positive regulation of astrocyte differentiation (GO:0048711)	RO:0002213	astrocyte differentiation
regulation of astrocyte differentiation (GO:0048710)	RO:0002211	astrocyte differentiation
forebrain astrocyte differentiation (GO:0021896)	is_a	astrocyte differentiation
astrocyte fate commitment (GO:0060018)	BFO:0000050	astrocyte differentiation
astrocyte development (GO:0014002)	BFO:0000050	astrocyte differentiation
negative regulation of astrocyte differentiation (GO:0048712)	RO:0002212	astrocyte differentiation

astrocyte differentiation