| anterior/posterior pattern specification |
The regionalization process in which specific areas of cell differentiation are determined along the anterior-posterior axis. The anterior-posterior axis is defined by a line that runs from the head or mouth of an organism to the tail or opposite end of the organism. |
| astrocyte differentiation |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an astrocyte. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function. |
| BMP signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a member of the BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) family to a receptor on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
| brain development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the brain over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Brain development begins with patterning events in the neural tube and ends with the mature structure that is the center of thought and emotion. The brain is responsible for the coordination and control of bodily activities and the interpretation of information from the senses (sight, hearing, smell, etc.). |
| camera-type eye development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the camera-type eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The camera-type eye is an organ of sight that receives light through an aperture and focuses it through a lens, projecting it on a photoreceptor field. |
| cartilage development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cartilage element over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cartilage elements are skeletal elements that consist of connective tissue dominated by extracellular matrix containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulfate. |
| cell adhesion |
The attachment of a cell, either to another cell or to an underlying substrate such as the extracellular matrix, via cell adhesion molecules. |
| cell maturation |
A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a cell to attain its fully functional state. |
| central nervous system myelination |
The process in which neuronal axons and dendrites become coated with a segmented lipid-rich sheath (myelin) to enable faster and more energetically efficient conduction of electrical impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier. |
| comma-shaped body morphogenesis |
The process in which the comma-shaped body is generated and organized. The comma-shaped body is the precursor structure to the S-shaped body that contributes to the morphogenesis of the nephron. |
| establishment of epithelial cell polarity |
The specification and formation of anisotropic intracellular organization of an epithelial cell. |
| forebrain radial glial cell differentiation |
The process in which neuroepithelial cells of the neural tube give rise to radial glial cells, specialized bipotential progenitors cells of the forebrain. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. |
| glial cell fate commitment |
The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a glial cell. |
| inner ear auditory receptor cell differentiation |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized inner cell acquires specialized features of an auditory hair cell. |
| inner ear receptor cell stereocilium organization |
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a stereocilium. A stereocilium is an actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of inner ear receptor cells. |
| metanephric nephron tubule morphogenesis |
The process in which the anatomical structures of a metanephric nephron tubule are generated and organized. A metanephric nephron tubule is an epithelial tube that is part of the metanephric nephron, the functional part of the metanephros. |
| negative regulation of astrocyte differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of astrocyte differentiation. |
| negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription. |
| negative regulation of forebrain neuron differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of forebrain neuron differentiation. |
| negative regulation of inner ear auditory receptor cell differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of auditory hair cell differentiation. |
| negative regulation of inner ear receptor cell differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of inner ear receptor cell differentiation. |
| negative regulation of neuron differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of neuron differentiation. |
| negative regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of oligodendrocyte differentiation. |
| negative regulation of pro-B cell differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of pro-B cell differentiation. |
| negative regulation of stem cell differentiation |
Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of stem cell differentiation. |
| negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II |
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II. |
| neural tube development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the neural tube over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The mature structure of the neural tube exists when the tube has been segmented into the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord regions. In addition neural crest has budded away from the epithelium. |
| neuron differentiation |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron. |
| neuronal stem cell population maintenance |
Any process in by an organism or tissue maintains a population of neuronal stem cells. |
| Notch signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals initiated by an extracellular ligand binding to the receptor Notch on the surface of a target cell, and ending with the regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. |
| oligodendrocyte development |
The process aimed at the progression of an oligodendrocyte over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons in the central nervous system. |
| oligodendrocyte differentiation |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an oligodendrocyte. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons of neurons in the central nervous system. |
| positive regulation of BMP signaling pathway |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of BMP signaling pathway activity. |
| positive regulation of cell population proliferation |
Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of cell proliferation. |
| positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription. |
| positive regulation of Notch signaling pathway |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the Notch signaling pathway. |
| positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway activity. |
| positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation |
Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of smooth muscle cell proliferation. |
| positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter. |
| positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein |
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the introduction of a phosphate group to a tyrosine residue of a STAT (Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription) protein. |
| protein-containing complex assembly |
The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of macromolecules to form a protein-containing complex. |
| regulation of cell differentiation |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cell differentiation, the process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and functional features. |
| regulation of epithelial cell proliferation |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of epithelial cell proliferation. |
| regulation of myelination |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the formation of a myelin sheath around nerve axons. |
| regulation of neurogenesis |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of neurogenesis, the generation of cells in the nervous system. |
| regulation of neuron differentiation |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of neuron differentiation. |
| regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II |
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II. |
| S-shaped body morphogenesis |
The process in which the S-shaped body is generated and organized. The S-shaped body is the successor of the comma-shaped body that contributes to the morphogenesis of the nephron. |
| smoothened signaling pathway |
The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of activation of the transmembrane protein Smoothened. |
| specification of loop of Henle identity |
The process in which the loop of Henle of the kidney nephron acquires its identity. |
| telencephalon development |
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the telencephalon over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The telencephalon is the paired anteriolateral division of the prosencephalon plus the lamina terminalis from which the olfactory lobes, cerebral cortex, and subcortical nuclei are derived. |