Name | T-helper 1 cell differentiation |
ID | GO_0045063 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Related synonym | T-helper 1 cell development |
Description | The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires the specialized features of a T-helper 1 (Th1) cell. A Th1 cell is a CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell that has the phenotype T-bet-positive and produces interferon-gamma. |
Comment | Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'. |
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