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The process whereby a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a lymphoid progenitor cell. Lymphoid progenitor cells include progenitor cells for any of the lymphoid lineages. The process whereby a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a pro-T cell. Pro-T cells are the earliest stage of the T cell lineage but are not fully committed. The commitment of cells to specific cell fates and their capacity to differentiate into particular kinds of cells. Positional information is established through protein signals that emanate from a localized source within a cell (the initial one-cell zygote) or within a developmental field. The process by which a precursor cell type acquires characteristics of a more mature T-cell. A T cell is a type of lymphocyte whose definin characteristic is the expression of a T cell receptor complex. A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cell over time from an initial condition to a later condition. The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state. The process by which a lymphoid progenitor cell becomes committed to becoming a pro-T cell.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: pro-T cell lineage commitment
Acc: GO:0002680
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process by which a lymphoid progenitor cell becomes committed to becoming a pro-T cell.
Synonyms:
  • pro-T lymphocyte lineage commitment
  • pro-T lymphocyte fate commitment
  • pro-T cell fate commitment
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GO:0002680 - pro-T cell lineage commitment (interactive image map)
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