GO Term : GO:0006935 chemotaxis GO

Namespace  biological_process Obsolete  false
description  The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis).

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

7 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0050896 response to stimulus Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus. The process begins with detection of the stimulus and ends with a change in state or activity or the cell or organism.
GO:0009605 response to external stimulus Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an external stimulus.
GO:0042221 response to chemical Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a chemical stimulus.
GO:0040011 locomotion Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
GO:0042330 taxis The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to an external stimulus.
GO:0006935 chemotaxis The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis).

0 Protein

314 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002232
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002233
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002407
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002408
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002409
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002410
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002518
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002548
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002551
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0002575
regulates GO:0006935 GO:0002688
regulates GO:0006935 GO:0002689
negatively regulates GO:0006935 GO:0002689
regulates GO:0006935 GO:0002690
positively regulates GO:0006935 GO:0002690
is_a GO:0042330 GO:0006935
part of GO:0042221 GO:0006935
part of GO:0050896 GO:0006935
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0006935
part of GO:0008150 GO:0006935
is_a GO:0040011 GO:0006935
part of GO:0009605 GO:0006935
part of GO:0006935 GO:0007411
part of GO:0006935 GO:0008045
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0009454
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0009455
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0010183
regulates GO:0006935 GO:0010758
positively regulates GO:0006935 GO:0010759
regulates GO:0006935 GO:0010759

1 Synonyms

Name Type
taxis in response to chemical stimulus synonym