FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

plasmatocyte differentiation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042387 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which a hemocyte precursor cell acquires the characteristics of the phagocytic blood-cell type, the plasmatocyte. Plasmatocytes are a class of arthropod hemocytes important in the cellular defense response.[ PubMed:11921077 PubMed:8174791 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
plasmatocyte differentiation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| plasmatocyte differentiation

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

immune system process__
cell differentiation___|
                       hemocyte differentiation
                        |__plasmatocyte differentiation  13 rec.
                            |__embryonic plasmatocyte differentiation
                            |__lymph gland plasmatocyte differentiation 7 rec.
                            |__regulation of plasmatocyte differentiation 4 rec.
                                |__negative regulation of plasmatocyte differentiation 3 rec.
                                |__positive regulation of plasmatocyte differentiation 1 rec.

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Is a	hemocyte differentiation
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