FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term positive regulation of chemotaxis ID (Ontology) GO:0050921 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to a specific chemical concentration gradient.
Also Known As "up regulation of chemotaxis" ; "up-regulation of chemotaxis" ; "upregulation of chemotaxis"
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regulation of response to external stimulus
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regulation of locomotion                                  |
 |__positive regulation of locomotion_____________________|
 |__regulation of chemotaxis______________________________|
positive regulation of biological process                 |
 |__positive regulation of locomotion_____________________|
positive regulation of response to stimulus               |
 |__positive regulation of response to external stimulus__|
                                                          positive regulation of chemotaxis  3 rec.
                                                           |__positive regulation of astrocyte chemotaxis
                                                           |__positive regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance 2 rec.
                                                           |__positive regulation of cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor
                                                           |__positive regulation of chemotaxis to arachidonate
                                                           |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis by VEGF-activated vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor
                                                           |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to vascular endothelial growth factor
                                                           |__positive regulation of fibroblast chemotaxis
                                                           |__positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of dendritic cell chemotaxis(+)
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of granulocyte chemotaxis(+)
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of lymphocyte chemotaxis(+)
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of macrophage chemotaxis
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of mast cell chemotaxis
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of monocyte chemotaxis
                                                           |__positive regulation of negative chemotaxis 1 rec.
                                                           |   |__induction of negative chemotaxis 1 rec.
                                                           |__positive regulation of positive chemotaxis
                                                           |   |__induction of positive chemotaxis
                                                           |   |__positive regulation of positive chemotaxis to cAMP(+)
                                                           |__positive regulation of Schwann cell chemotaxis
                                                           |__positive regulation of smooth muscle cell chemotaxis
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Is a positive regulation of response to external stimulus
positive regulation of locomotion
regulation of chemotaxis
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  • "activation of chemotaxis" NARROW
    "stimulation of chemotaxis" NARROW
    "up regulation of chemotaxis" EXACT
    "up-regulation of chemotaxis" EXACT
    "upregulation of chemotaxis" EXACT
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