FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term opsonization ID (Ontology) GO:0008228 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in 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.[ ISBN:0198506732 ISBN:0781735149 ]
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 opsonization (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | opsonization       1
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  immune system process
   |__immune effector process
       |__opsonization  1 rec.
           |__regulation of opsonization
               |__positive regulation of opsonization
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Wikipedia:Opsonin