FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term B cell activation ID (Ontology) GO:0042113 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The change in morphology and behavior of a mature or immature B cell resulting from exposure to a mitogen, cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or an antigen for which it is specific.[ ISBN:0781735149 ]
Also Known As "B lymphocyte activation" ; "B-cell activation" ; "B-lymphocyte activation"
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  leukocyte activation
   |__lymphocyte activation
       |__B cell activation
           |__B cell activation involved in immune response
           |   |__B cell proliferation involved in immune response
           |   |__isotype switching(+)
           |   |__mature B cell differentiation involved in immune response(+)
           |__B cell differentiation
           |   |__immature B cell differentiation(+)
           |   |__mature B cell differentiation(+)
           |__B cell proliferation
               |__B cell homeostatic proliferation
               |__B cell proliferation involved in immune response
               |__B-1 B cell proliferation
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    "B-cell activation" EXACT
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