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The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of the lung epithelium from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of lung epithelium and ends with the mature structure. The lung epithelium is the specialized epithelium that lines the inside of the lung. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell, any of the cells making up an epithelium. The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of a mature cell found in the lung. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell that contributes to the epithelium of the lung. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Type II pneumocyte. A Type II pneumocyte is a surfactant secreting cell that contains abundant cytoplasm containing numerous lipid-rich multilamellar bodies.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: Type II pneumocyte differentiation
Acc: GO:0060510
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Type II pneumocyte. A Type II pneumocyte is a surfactant secreting cell that contains abundant cytoplasm containing numerous lipid-rich multilamellar bodies.
Synonyms:
  • granular pneumocyte differentiation
  • large alveolar cell differentiation
  • great alveolar cell differentiation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 8 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0060510 - Type II pneumocyte differentiation (interactive image map)
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