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GO:0008228 opsonization

The process by which a microorganism (or other particulate material) is rendered more susceptible to phagocytosis by coating with an opsonin, a blood serum protein such as a complement component or antibody.

Term Information

ID GO:0008228
Name opsonization
Ontology Biological Process
Definition The process by which a microorganism (or other particulate material) is rendered more susceptible to phagocytosis by coating with an opsonin, a blood serum protein such as a complement component or antibody.
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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0051179 localization
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0002376 immune system process
GO:0050896 response to stimulus
GO:0016043 cellular component organization
GO:0051234 establishment of localization
GO:0006810 transport
GO:0006955 immune response
GO:0016044 membrane organization
GO:0010324 membrane invagination
GO:0002252 immune effector process
GO:0016192 vesicle-mediated transport
GO:0006897 endocytosis
GO:0006909 phagocytosis
GO:0008228 opsonization

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