basophil activation involved in immune response

id: GO:0002276
name: basophil activation involved in immune response
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A change in morphology and behavior of a basophil resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, soluble factor, or to (at least in mammals) an antigen which the basophil has specifically bound via IgE bound to Fc-epsilonRI receptors, leading to the initiation or perpetuation of an immune response.

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