FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term cell communication ID (Ontology) GO:0007154 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that mediates interactions between a cell and its surroundings. Encompasses interactions such as signaling or attachment between one cell and another cell, between a cell and an extracellular matrix, or between a cell and any other aspect of its environment.
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       6
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 cell communication (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       6
     involved_in | cell communication       6
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   |__cellular process
       |__cell communication  2023 rec.
           |__axon target recognition 13 rec.
           |__cell communication by chemical coupling
           |   |__regulation of cell communication by chemical coupling(+)
           |__cell communication by electrical coupling 1 rec.
           |   |__cell communication by electrical coupling involved in cardiac conduction(+)
           |   |__regulation of cell communication by electrical coupling(+)
           |__cell communication involved in cardiac conduction
           |   |__atrial cardiac muscle cell to AV node cell communication(+)
           |   |__AV node cell to bundle of His cell communication(+)
           |   |__bundle of His cell to Purkinje myocyte communication(+)
           |   |__cell communication by electrical coupling involved in cardiac conduction(+)
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in cardiac conduction(+)
           |   |__Purkinje myocyte to ventricular cardiac muscle cell communication(+)
           |   |__SA node cell to atrial cardiac muscle cell communication(+)
           |__cell-cell signaling 396 rec.
           |   |__autocrine signaling
           |   |__c-di-GMP signaling(+)
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in cardiac conduction(+)
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in cell fate commitment(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in kidney development(+)
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in lung development(+)
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development
           |   |__cell-cell signaling involved in placenta development
           |   |__cell-cell signaling via exosome(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__cerebellar Purkinje cell-granule cell precursor cell signaling
           |   |__determination of muscle attachment site 1 rec.
           |   |__ectoderm and mesoderm interaction 3 rec.
           |   |__endocrine signaling
           |   |__endodermal-mesodermal cell signaling(+)
           |   |__epiblast cell-extraembryonic ectoderm cell signaling
           |   |__epithelial-mesenchymal cell signaling(+)
           |   |__gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__glial cell-neuron signaling(+)
           |   |__mesenchymal-endodermal cell signaling(+)
           |   |__mesenchymal-epithelial cell signaling(+)
           |   |__mesodermal-endodermal cell signaling(+)
           |   |__neuron-glial cell signaling
           |   |__oscillatory cAMP signaling
           |   |__paracrine signaling 7 rec.
           |   |__polyphosphate-mediated signaling
           |   |__quorum sensing(+)
           |   |__regulation of branching involved in mammary cord morphogenesis by fat precursor cell-epithelial cell signaling
           |   |__regulation of mammary gland cord elongation by mammary fat precursor cell-epithelial cell signaling
           |   |__regulation of pre-tubular aggregate formation by cell-cell signaling
           |   |__signal release(+) 128 rec.
           |   |__stromal-epithelial cell signaling involved in prostate gland development
           |   |__synaptic signaling(+) 337 rec.
           |   |__visceral mesoderm-endoderm interaction involved in midgut development 2 rec.
           |__extracellular matrix-cell signaling
           |   |__extracellular matrix-granule cell signaling involved in regulation of granule cell precursor proliferation
           |   |__regulation of branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis by extracellular matrix-epithelial cell signaling
           |__motogenic signaling initiating cell movement in cerebral cortex
           |   |__growth factor signaling initiating cell movement involved in cerebral cortex radial glia guided migration
           |__motogenic signaling involved in interneuron migration from the subpallium to the cortex
           |__motogenic signaling involved in postnatal olfactory bulb interneuron migration
           |__pollen-pistil interaction
           |   |__acceptance of pollen
           |   |__pollen adhesion
           |   |__pollen hydration
           |   |__pollen tube adhesion
           |   |__pollen-stigma interaction
           |   |__pollen-style interaction
           |   |__rejection of pollen from other species
           |__regulation of cell communication 1087 rec.
           |   |__negative regulation of cell communication(+) 483 rec.
           |   |__positive regulation of cell communication(+) 524 rec.
           |   |__regulation of AV node cell action potential(+)
           |   |__regulation of BMP secretion(+)
           |   |__regulation of c-di-GMP signaling(+)
           |   |__regulation of cell communication by chemical coupling(+)
           |   |__regulation of cell communication by electrical coupling(+)
           |   |__regulation of cell communication involved in growth plate cartilage morphogenesis
           |   |__regulation of hormone secretion(+) 20 rec.
           |   |__regulation of Purkinje myocyte action potential
           |   |__regulation of SA node cell action potential
           |   |__regulation of signal transduction(+) 944 rec.
           |   |__regulation of synaptic signaling by nitric oxide
           |   |__regulation of trans-synaptic signaling(+) 161 rec.
           |   |__regulation of transmission of nerve impulse(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__regulation of trichome patterning(+)
           |   |__regulation of Wnt protein secretion(+) 7 rec.
           |__response to pheromone regulating conjugation with mutual genetic exchange
           |   |__adaptation to pheromone regulating conjugation with mutual genetic exchange
           |   |__agglutination involved in conjugation with mutual genetic exchange
           |__sex determination, somatic-gonadal interaction
           |__signal transduction 1755 rec.
           |   |__apoptotic signaling pathway(+) 58 rec.
           |   |__bile acid signaling pathway(+)
           |   |__carbohydrate mediated signaling(+)
           |   |__cell surface receptor signaling pathway(+) 809 rec.
           |   |__extracellular ATP signaling
           |   |__G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway(+) 273 rec.
           |   |__granzyme-mediated programmed cell death signaling pathway(+)
           |   |__hormone-mediated signaling pathway(+) 31 rec.
           |   |__hydrogen peroxide mediated signaling pathway
           |   |__immune response-regulating signaling pathway(+) 101 rec.
           |   |__intracellular signal transduction(+) 785 rec.
           |   |__ligand-gated ion channel signaling pathway(+) 3 rec.
           |   |__lipoprotein particle mediated signaling(+)
           |   |__necroptotic signaling pathway
           |   |__neuronal signal transduction(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__opioid growth factor receptor signaling pathway
           |   |__phototransduction(+) 60 rec.
           |   |__postsynaptic signal transduction(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__presynaptic signal transduction(+)
           |   |__red or far-red light signaling pathway(+)
           |   |__regulation of blood pressure by chemoreceptor signaling pathway
           |   |__regulation of floral organ abscission by signal transduction
           |   |__regulation of signal transduction(+) 944 rec.
           |   |__salicylic acid mediated signaling pathway(+)
           |   |__serotonin receptor signaling pathway(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__signal transduction in absence of ligand(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__signal transduction involved in cellular response to ammonium ion
           |   |__signal transduction involved in filamentous growth
           |   |__signal transduction involved in positive regulation of conjugation with cellular fusion(+)
           |   |__signal transduction involved in regulation of gene expression
           |   |__sphingolipid mediated signaling pathway(+)
           |__transmission of nerve impulse 9 rec.
               |__neuronal action potential(+) 7 rec.
               |__neuronal action potential propagation
               |__regulation of transmission of nerve impulse(+) 5 rec.
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