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The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells of the nephron tubule as it progresses from its formation to the mature state. The process whereby a trophoblast cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell of the placental labyrinthine layer. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an epithelium over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An epithelium is a tissue that covers the internal or external surfaces of an anatomical structure. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell of the prostate gland. 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 a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell in the urothelium. The urothelium is the epithelial tube of the ureter. 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 whereby the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into an epithelial cell. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of epithelial cell differentiation. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a polarized epithelial cell. The polarized epithelial cell can be any of the cells within an epithelium where the epithelial sheet is oriented with respect to the planar axis. The process by which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of epithelial cell differentiation. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of epithelial cell differentiation. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a keratinocyte. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell. A columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell is a cell usually found in a two dimensional sheet with a free surface. Columnar/cuboidal epithelial cells take on the shape of a column or cube. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an epithelial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An epithelial cell is a cell usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. 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 a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell that contributes to the epithelium of the lung. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a tissue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular epithelial cell. Glomerular epithelial cells are specialized epithelial cells that form part of the glomerulus; there are two types, glomerular parietal epithelial cells and glomerular visceral epithelial cells. The process whereby a mesodermal angioblast acquires specialized features of an endothelial cell, a thin flattened cell. A layer of such cells lines the inside surfaces of body cavities, blood vessels, and lymph vessels, making up the endothelium. The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of leading edge cells, cells at the front of a migrating epithelial sheet.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: epithelial cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0030855
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell, any of the cells making up an epithelium.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 362 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0030855 - epithelial cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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