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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).

Term Information

ID GO:0006935
Name chemotaxis
Ontology Biological Process
Definition 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).
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Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact taxis in response to chemical stimulus

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
INTERPRO IPR004105
INTERPRO IPR000057
INTERPRO IPR000090
INTERPRO IPR001644
INTERPRO IPR001689
INTERPRO IPR012823
INTERPRO IPR012826
INTERPRO IPR000540
INTERPRO IPR002545
INTERPRO IPR008248
INTERPRO IPR000673
INTERPRO IPR003122
INTERPRO IPR005659
INTERPRO IPR000809
INTERPRO IPR004091
INTERPRO IPR004090
INTERPRO IPR004089
INTERPRO IPR000174
INTERPRO IPR002234
INTERPRO IPR001355
INTERPRO IPR002282
Wikipedia Chemotaxis
INTERPRO IPR001172
INTERPRO IPR005503
INTERPRO IPR001274

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0050896 response to stimulus
GO:0040011 locomotion
GO:0007610 behavior
GO:0009605 response to external stimulus
GO:0042221 response to chemical stimulus
GO:0007626 locomotory behavior
GO:0042330 taxis
GO:0006935 chemotaxis

Relationship key

Code Relationship
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is a
regulates
+ve regulates
-ve regulates

Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0009454 aerotaxis
I GO:0009455 redox taxis
I GO:0042333 chemotaxis to oxidizable substrate
I GO:0050918 positive chemotaxis
I GO:0050919 negative chemotaxis
I GO:0043326 chemotaxis to folate
I GO:0043327 chemotaxis to cAMP
I GO:0060326 cell chemotaxis
I GO:0034670 chemotaxis to arachidonic acid
R GO:0050920 regulation of chemotaxis
PR GO:0050921 positive regulation of chemotaxis
NR GO:0050922 negative regulation of chemotaxis
I GO:0052216 chemotaxis in environment of other organism during symbiotic interaction

Relationship key

CodeRelationship
Ppart of
Iis a

Protein Annotation

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Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
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