fat cell differentiation

Term ID

GO:0045444

Synonyms

adipocyte cell differentiation
adipocyte differentiation
adipogenesis
adipose cell differentiation

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an adipocyte, an animal connective tissue cell specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: cell differentiation

cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: brown fat cell differentiation white fat cell differentiation

brown fat cell differentiation white fat cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
inverse capable_of: mesenchymal stem cell

mesenchymal stem cell Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of fat cell differentiation

negative regulation of fat cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of fat cell differentiation

positive regulation of fat cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of fat cell differentiation

regulation of fat cell differentiation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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