Category:GO:0007267 ! cell-cell signaling

name: cell-cell signaling
namespace: biological_process
def: "Any process that mediates the transfer of information from one cell to another. This process includes signal transduction in the receiving cell and, where applicable, release of a ligand and any processes that actively facilitate its transport and presentation to the receiving cell. Examples include signaling via soluble ligands, via cell adhesion molecules and via gap junctions." [GOC:dos, GOC:mah]
subset: goslim_chembl
subset: goslim_plant
synonym: "cell-cell signalling" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0007154 ! cell communication
is_a: GO:0023052 ! signaling

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0007267</GOterm>
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