basophil activation
id: GO:0045575
name: basophil activation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002276 | basophil activation involved in immune response |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002274 | myeloid leukocyte activation |
