Term Name: mesenchymal to epithelial transition
Synonyms: epithelial cell differentiation from mesenchymal cell, mesenchymal-epithelial transition
Definition: A transition where a mesenchymal cell establishes apical/basolateral polarity, forms intercellular adhesive junctions, synthesizes basement membrane components and becomes an epithelial cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060231]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: epithelial cell differentiation
has subtype: mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in mesonephric renal vesicle formation mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in mesonephros morphogenesis mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in metanephric renal vesicle formation mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in metanephros morphogenesis mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in renal vesicle formation