Category:GO:0006910 ! phagocytosis, recognition

name: phagocytosis, recognition
namespace: biological_process
def: "The initial step in phagocytosis involving adhesion to bacteria, immune complexes and other particulate matter, or an apoptotic cell and based on recognition of factors such as bacterial cell wall components, opsonins like complement and antibody or protein receptors and lipids like phosphatidyl serine, and leading to intracellular signaling in the phagocytosing cell." [GOC:curators, ISBN:0781735149]
comment: Note that cell surface molecules involved in the direct binding of bacteria may be also annotated to the molecular function term 'bacterial cell surface binding ; GO:0051635'. Note that cell surface molecules involved in the direct binding to opsonins such as complement components or antibodies may be also annotated to the term 'opsonin binding ; GO:0001846'.
synonym: "recognition of phagocytosed substance by phagocytic cell" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0008037 ! cell recognition
relationship: has_part: GO:0038024 ! cargo receptor activity
relationship: part_of: GO:0006909 ! phagocytosis
intersection_of: GO:0008037 ! cell recognition
intersection_of: part_of GO:0006909 ! phagocytosis

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0006910</GOterm>
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