FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term programmed cell death ID (Ontology) GO:0012501 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A process which begins when a cell receives an internal or external signal and activates a series of biochemical events (signaling pathway). The process ends with the death of the cell.
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      16
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 programmed cell death (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      16
     involved_in | programmed cell death      16
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  cellular process
   |__cell death
       |__programmed cell death  388 rec.
           |__apoptotic process 303 rec.
           |   |__anoikis
           |   |__apoptotic process in bone marrow cell
           |   |__apoptotic process in response to mitochondrial fragmentation
           |   |__apoptotic process involved in development(+) 25 rec.
           |   |__endothelial cell apoptotic process
           |   |__epithelial cell apoptotic process(+)
           |   |__fat cell apoptotic process
           |   |__fibroblast apoptotic process
           |   |__glial cell apoptotic process(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__hepatoblast apoptotic process
           |   |__inflammatory cell apoptotic process(+)
           |   |__leukocyte apoptotic process(+)
           |   |__melanocyte apoptotic process
           |   |__mesenchymal cell apoptotic process(+)
           |   |__muscle cell apoptotic process(+)
           |   |__myeloid cell apoptotic process(+)
           |   |__myofibroblast cell apoptotic process
           |   |__neuron apoptotic process(+) 37 rec.
           |   |__retinal cell apoptotic process(+) 2 rec.
           |__autolysis
           |__autophagic cell death 26 rec.
           |__cornification
           |__cuproptosis
           |__ferroptosis
           |__programmed cell death in response to reactive oxygen species
           |   |__hydrogen peroxide-mediated programmed cell death
           |   |__singlet oxygen-mediated programmed cell death
           |__programmed cell death in response to retinoic acid
           |__programmed cell death involved in cell development 80 rec.
           |   |__antipodal cell degeneration
           |   |__central B cell deletion
           |   |__ectopic germ cell programmed cell death 12 rec.
           |   |__larval midgut cell programmed cell death 25 rec.
           |   |__nurse cell apoptotic process 18 rec.
           |   |__retinal cell programmed cell death(+) 28 rec.
           |   |__synergid death
           |__programmed necrotic cell death 5 rec.
           |   |__necroptotic process
           |   |__programmed necrotic cell death in response to starvation
           |__pyroptotic cell death
           |   |__cytotoxic T cell pyroptotic cell death
           |__symbiont-induced defense-related programmed cell death
               |__plant-type hypersensitive response
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  • "caspase-independent apoptosis" RELATED
    "caspase-independent cell death" NARROW
    "non-apoptotic programmed cell death" NARROW
    "nonapoptotic programmed cell death" NARROW
    "PCD" RELATED
    "RCD" RELATED
    "regulated cell death" BROAD
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Reactome:R-HSA-5357801 "Programmed Cell Death"
Wikipedia:Programmed_cell_death