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GO term:secretion by cell
Synonym: cellular secretion
GO id:GO:0032940
Definition:The controlled release of a substance by a cell.
Number of paths to term: 10

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship
regulatesdenotes a 'regulates' relationship
positively-regulatesdenotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-acellular localization
                                        part-ofestablishment of localization in cell
                                                is-aestablishment of centrosome localization
                                                is-aestablishment of chromosome localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of ER localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of Golgi localization
                                                is-aestablishment of mitochondrion localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of nucleus localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of plastid localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of protein localization to mitochondrial membrane +
                                                is-aestablishment of ribosome localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of spindle localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of spindle pole body localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of vesicle localization +
                                                is-aintracellular transport +
                                                is-aprotein insertion into mitochondrial membrane +
                                                is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                        is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                        is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                        is-aexocytosis +
                                                        is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                        is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                        is-aglutamine secretion
                                                        is-ahormone secretion +
                                                        is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                        is-aprotein secretion +
                                                        is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                        is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                        is-aserotonin secretion +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-acellular process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-aactin cortical patch organization +
                                is-aactin filament-based process +
                                is-ablood microparticle formation +
                                is-acell activation +
                                is-acell adhesion +
                                is-acell adhesion molecule production +
                                is-acell aging +
                                is-acell communication +
                                is-acell competition in a multicellular organism
                                is-acell cycle +
                                is-acell cycle process +
                                is-acell death +
                                is-acell division +
                                is-acell growth +
                                is-acell junction organization +
                                is-acell projection organization +
                                is-acell recognition +
                                is-acell wall organization or biogenesis +
                                is-acellular component disassembly +
                                is-acellular component maintenance +
                                is-acellular component movement +
                                is-acellular developmental process +
                                is-acellular homeostasis +
                                is-acellular localization +
                                is-acellular membrane organization +
                                is-acellular pigmentation +
                                is-acellular potassium ion transport +
                                is-acellular response to stimulus +
                                is-achromosome number maintenance
                                is-achromosome segregation +
                                is-acontact inhibition +
                                is-acytokinetic process +
                                is-acytoplasm organization +
                                is-adendritic spine organization +
                                is-aDNA packaging +
                                is-aensheathment of neurons +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell polarity +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell type involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-aexecution phase of apoptosis +
                                is-aexternal encapsulating structure organization +
                                is-aextracellular structure organization +
                                is-afibril organization +
                                is-aG0 to G1 transition +
                                is-aG1 to G0 transition +
                                is-agene silencing +
                                is-ageneration of a signal involved in cell-cell signaling +
                                is-aintercellular transport +
                                is-aintermediate filament-based process +
                                is-alight absorption +
                                is-amaintenance of blood-brain barrier
                                is-amaintenance of location in cell +
                                is-amembrane docking +
                                is-amicrotubule organizing center attachment site organization
                                is-amicrotubule-based process +
                                is-anegative regulation of cellular component organization +
                                is-anucleoid organization +
                                is-aorganelle organization +
                                is-aperiplasmic space organization
                                is-aphotoreceptor cell outer segment organization
                                is-aplasmid maintenance +
                                is-aplastoglobule organization
                                is-aregulation of cellular component size +
                                is-areversion of cell type to default state involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                        is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                        is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                        is-aexocytosis +
                                        is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                        is-aglutamate secretion +
                                        is-aglutamine secretion
                                        is-ahormone secretion +
                                        is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                        is-aprotein secretion +
                                        is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                        is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                        is-aserotonin secretion +
                                is-asignal maturation +
                                is-asignal release +
                                is-astomatal movement +
                                is-asynapse organization +
                                is-asyncytium formation +
                                is-aterminal button organization +
                                is-atranslational initiation +
                                is-atransmembrane transport +
                                is-atransposition +
                                is-avegetative growth of a single-celled organism +
                                is-avesicle targeting +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-aestablishment of localization
                        is-aestablishment of localization in cell
                                is-aestablishment of centrosome localization
                                is-aestablishment of chromosome localization +
                                is-aestablishment of ER localization +
                                is-aestablishment of Golgi localization
                                is-aestablishment of mitochondrion localization +
                                is-aestablishment of nucleus localization +
                                is-aestablishment of plastid localization +
                                is-aestablishment of protein localization to mitochondrial membrane +
                                is-aestablishment of ribosome localization +
                                is-aestablishment of spindle localization +
                                is-aestablishment of spindle pole body localization +
                                is-aestablishment of vesicle localization +
                                is-aintracellular transport +
                                is-aprotein insertion into mitochondrial membrane +
                                is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                        is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                        is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                        is-aexocytosis +
                                        is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                        is-aglutamate secretion +
                                        is-aglutamine secretion
                                        is-ahormone secretion +
                                        is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                        is-aprotein secretion +
                                        is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                        is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                        is-aserotonin secretion +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-aestablishment of localization
                        is-atransport
                                is-asingle-organism transport
                                        is-asecretion
                                                is-aacid secretion +
                                                is-abody fluid secretion +
                                                is-ahistamine secretion +
                                                is-aicosanoid secretion +
                                                is-anectar secretion
                                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of secretion +
                                                is-apeptide secretion +
                                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of secretion +
                                                regulatesregulation of secretion +
                                                is-arenal tubular secretion
                                                is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                        is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                        is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                        is-aexocytosis +
                                                        is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                        is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                        is-aglutamine secretion
                                                        is-ahormone secretion +
                                                        is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                        is-aprotein secretion +
                                                        is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                        is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                        is-aserotonin secretion +
                                                is-asecretion by tissue +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-alocalization
                        is-acellular localization
                                part-ofestablishment of localization in cell
                                        is-aestablishment of centrosome localization
                                        is-aestablishment of chromosome localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of ER localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of Golgi localization
                                        is-aestablishment of mitochondrion localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of nucleus localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of plastid localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of protein localization to mitochondrial membrane +
                                        is-aestablishment of ribosome localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of spindle localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of spindle pole body localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of vesicle localization +
                                        is-aintracellular transport +
                                        is-aprotein insertion into mitochondrial membrane +
                                        is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                is-aexocytosis +
                                                is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                is-aglutamine secretion
                                                is-ahormone secretion +
                                                is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                is-aprotein secretion +
                                                is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                is-aserotonin secretion +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-alocalization
                        part-ofestablishment of localization
                                is-aestablishment of localization in cell
                                        is-aestablishment of centrosome localization
                                        is-aestablishment of chromosome localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of ER localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of Golgi localization
                                        is-aestablishment of mitochondrion localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of nucleus localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of plastid localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of protein localization to mitochondrial membrane +
                                        is-aestablishment of ribosome localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of spindle localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of spindle pole body localization +
                                        is-aestablishment of vesicle localization +
                                        is-aintracellular transport +
                                        is-aprotein insertion into mitochondrial membrane +
                                        is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                is-aexocytosis +
                                                is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                is-aglutamine secretion
                                                is-ahormone secretion +
                                                is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                is-aprotein secretion +
                                                is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                is-aserotonin secretion +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-alocalization
                        part-ofestablishment of localization
                                is-atransport
                                        is-asingle-organism transport
                                                is-asecretion
                                                        is-aacid secretion +
                                                        is-abody fluid secretion +
                                                        is-ahistamine secretion +
                                                        is-aicosanoid secretion +
                                                        is-anectar secretion
                                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of secretion +
                                                        is-apeptide secretion +
                                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of secretion +
                                                        regulatesregulation of secretion +
                                                        is-arenal tubular secretion
                                                        is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                                is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                                is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                                is-aexocytosis +
                                                                is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                                is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                                is-aglutamine secretion
                                                                is-ahormone secretion +
                                                                is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                                is-aprotein secretion +
                                                                is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                                is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                                is-aserotonin secretion +
                                                        is-asecretion by tissue +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-acellular localization
                                        part-ofestablishment of localization in cell
                                                is-aestablishment of centrosome localization
                                                is-aestablishment of chromosome localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of ER localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of Golgi localization
                                                is-aestablishment of mitochondrion localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of nucleus localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of plastid localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of protein localization to mitochondrial membrane +
                                                is-aestablishment of ribosome localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of spindle localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of spindle pole body localization +
                                                is-aestablishment of vesicle localization +
                                                is-aintracellular transport +
                                                is-aprotein insertion into mitochondrial membrane +
                                                is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                        is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                        is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                        is-aexocytosis +
                                                        is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                        is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                        is-aglutamine secretion
                                                        is-ahormone secretion +
                                                        is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                        is-aprotein secretion +
                                                        is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                        is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                        is-aserotonin secretion +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism cellular process
                                is-aactin cortical patch organization +
                                is-aactin filament-based process +
                                is-ablood microparticle formation +
                                is-acell activation +
                                is-acell adhesion +
                                is-acell adhesion molecule production +
                                is-acell aging +
                                is-acell communication +
                                is-acell competition in a multicellular organism
                                is-acell cycle +
                                is-acell cycle process +
                                is-acell death +
                                is-acell division +
                                is-acell growth +
                                is-acell junction organization +
                                is-acell projection organization +
                                is-acell recognition +
                                is-acell wall organization or biogenesis +
                                is-acellular component disassembly +
                                is-acellular component maintenance +
                                is-acellular component movement +
                                is-acellular developmental process +
                                is-acellular homeostasis +
                                is-acellular localization +
                                is-acellular membrane organization +
                                is-acellular pigmentation +
                                is-acellular potassium ion transport +
                                is-acellular response to stimulus +
                                is-achromosome number maintenance
                                is-achromosome segregation +
                                is-acontact inhibition +
                                is-acytokinetic process +
                                is-acytoplasm organization +
                                is-adendritic spine organization +
                                is-aDNA packaging +
                                is-aensheathment of neurons +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell polarity +
                                is-aestablishment or maintenance of cell type involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-aexecution phase of apoptosis +
                                is-aexternal encapsulating structure organization +
                                is-aextracellular structure organization +
                                is-afibril organization +
                                is-aG0 to G1 transition +
                                is-aG1 to G0 transition +
                                is-agene silencing +
                                is-ageneration of a signal involved in cell-cell signaling +
                                is-aintercellular transport +
                                is-aintermediate filament-based process +
                                is-alight absorption +
                                is-amaintenance of blood-brain barrier
                                is-amaintenance of location in cell +
                                is-amembrane docking +
                                is-amicrotubule organizing center attachment site organization
                                is-amicrotubule-based process +
                                is-anegative regulation of cellular component organization +
                                is-anucleoid organization +
                                is-aorganelle organization +
                                is-aperiplasmic space organization
                                is-aphotoreceptor cell outer segment organization
                                is-aplasmid maintenance +
                                is-aplastoglobule organization
                                is-aregulation of cellular component size +
                                is-areversion of cell type to default state involved in phenotypic switching
                                is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                        is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                        is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                        is-aexocytosis +
                                        is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                        is-aglutamate secretion +
                                        is-aglutamine secretion
                                        is-ahormone secretion +
                                        is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                        is-aprotein secretion +
                                        is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                        is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                        is-aserotonin secretion +
                                is-asignal maturation +
                                is-asignal release +
                                is-astomatal movement +
                                is-asynapse organization +
                                is-asyncytium formation +
                                is-aterminal button organization +
                                is-atranslational initiation +
                                is-atransmembrane transport +
                                is-atransposition +
                                is-avegetative growth of a single-celled organism +
                                is-avesicle targeting +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-organism transport
                                is-asecretion
                                        is-aacid secretion +
                                        is-abody fluid secretion +
                                        is-ahistamine secretion +
                                        is-aicosanoid secretion +
                                        is-anectar secretion
                                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of secretion +
                                        is-apeptide secretion +
                                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of secretion +
                                        regulatesregulation of secretion +
                                        is-arenal tubular secretion
                                        is-asecretion by cell [GO:0032940] (610 genes, 1034 annotations)
                                                is-acatecholamine secretion +
                                                is-acontractile vacuole discharge
                                                is-aexocytosis +
                                                is-aextracellular matrix constituent secretion +
                                                is-aglutamate secretion +
                                                is-aglutamine secretion
                                                is-ahormone secretion +
                                                is-aneurotransmitter secretion +
                                                is-aprotein secretion +
                                                is-asecretion by lung epithelial cell involved in lung growth
                                                is-asecretion by the type IV secretion system +
                                                is-aserotonin secretion +
                                        is-asecretion by tissue +


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