| GOID Link to GO |
Functional Category | Description | Protein Count link to protein list |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0043481 | anthocyanin accumulation in tissues in response to UV light | The aggregation of the pigment anthocyanin in a particular location in a tissue, occurring in response to a UV light stimulus. | 356 |
| GO:0007411 | axon guidance | The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of an axon growth cone to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 257 |
| GO:0009612 | response to mechanical stimulus | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a mechanical stimulus. | 180 |
| GO:0071260 | cellular response to mechanical stimulus | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a mechanical stimulus. | 111 |
| GO:0006935 | chemotaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis). | 52 |
| GO:0009649 | entrainment of circadian clock | The synchronization of a circadian rhythm to environmental time cues such as light. | 46 |
| GO:0009585 | red, far-red light phototransduction | The sequence of reactions within a cell required to convert absorbed photons from red or far-red light into a molecular signal; the red, far-red light range is defined as having a wavelength within the range 660-730 nm. | 39 |
| GO:0016045 | detection of bacterium | The series of events in which a stimulus from a bacterium is received and converted into a molecular signal. | 31 |
| GO:0007638 | mechanosensory behavior | Behavior that is dependent upon the sensation of a mechanical stimulus. | 29 |
| GO:0043327 | chemotaxis to cAMP | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to the presence of 3',5'-cAMP. | 28 |
| GO:0042331 | phototaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to light. | 26 |
| GO:0001966 | thigmotaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to touch. | 26 |
| GO:0008045 | motor neuron axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a motor neuron is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 26 |
| GO:0016062 | adaptation of rhodopsin mediated signaling | The process in which a rhodopsin-mediated signaling pathway is adjusted to modulate the sensitivity and response of a visual system to light stimuli (that might vary over more than 6 magnitudes in intensity) without response saturation. | 23 |
| GO:0009581 | detection of external stimulus | The series of events in which an external stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. | 22 |
| GO:0046956 | positive phototaxis | The directed movement of a cell or organism towards a source of light. | 19 |
| GO:0050974 | detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception | The series of events in which a sensory mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. | 19 |
| GO:0010183 | pollen tube guidance | The process in which the growth of pollen tube is directed towards the female gametophyte. | 19 |
| GO:0072499 | photoreceptor cell axon guidance | The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of a photoreceptor cell axon growth cone to its target in the optic lobe in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 18 |
| GO:0042332 | gravitaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to gravity. | 18 |
| GO:0048846 | axon extension involved in axon guidance | The long distance growth of a single cell process, that is involved in the migration of an axon growth cone, where the migration is directed to a specific target site by a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 15 |
| GO:0033563 | dorsal/ventral axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone is directed to a specific target site along the dorsal-ventral body axis in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. The dorsal/ventral axis is defined by a line that runs orthogonal to both the anterior/posterior and left/right axes. The dorsal end is defined by the upper or back side of an organism. The ventral end is defined by the lower or front side of an organism. | 15 |
| GO:0002551 | mast cell chemotaxis | The movement of a mast cell in response to an external stimulus. | 15 |
| GO:0035646 | endosome to melanosome transport | The directed movement of substances from endosomes to the melanosome, a specialised lysosome-related organelle. | 15 |
| GO:0043052 | thermotaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to a temperature gradient. Movement may be towards either a higher or lower temperature. | 13 |
| GO:0009590 | detection of gravity | The series of events in which a gravitational stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. | 11 |
| GO:0050918 | positive chemotaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism towards a higher concentration of a chemical. | 10 |
| GO:0009584 | detection of visible light | The series of events in which a visible light stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. A visible light stimulus is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived visually by an organism; for organisms lacking a visual system, this can be defined as light with a wavelength within the range 380 to 780 nm. | 9 |
| GO:0009991 | response to extracellular stimulus | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an extracellular stimulus. | 7 |
| GO:0016048 | detection of temperature stimulus | The series of events in which a temperature stimulus (hot or cold) is received and converted into a molecular signal. | 7 |
| GO:0001964 | startle response | An action or movement due to the application of a sudden unexpected stimulus. | 6 |
| GO:0060326 | cell chemotaxis | The directed movement of a motile cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis). | 6 |
| GO:0043153 | entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod | The synchronization of a circadian rhythm to photoperiod, the intermittent cycle of light (day) and dark (night). | 5 |
| GO:0016199 | axon midline choice point recognition | The recognition of molecules at the central nervous system midline choice point by an axon growth cone; this choice point determines whether the growth cone will cross the midline. | 5 |
| GO:0050908 | detection of light stimulus involved in visual perception | The series of events involved in visual perception in which a sensory light stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. | 5 |
| GO:0071496 | cellular response to external stimulus | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an external stimulus. | 5 |
| GO:0009583 | detection of light stimulus | The series of events in which a light stimulus (in the form of photons) is received and converted into a molecular signal. | 5 |
| GO:0016056 | rhodopsin mediated signaling pathway | The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of excitation of rhodopsin by a photon and the events that convert the absorbed photons into a cellular response. | 5 |
| GO:0002407 | dendritic cell chemotaxis | The movement of a dendritic cell in response to an external stimulus. | 4 |
| GO:0035995 | detection of muscle stretch | The series of events by which a muscle stretch stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. | 4 |
| GO:0009589 | detection of UV | The series of events in which an ultraviolet radiation (UV light) stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. Ultraviolet radiation is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 380 nanometers. | 4 |
| GO:0009606 | tropism | The movement of an organism, or part of an organism, in response to an external source of stimulus, usually toward or away from it. | 3 |
| GO:0050982 | detection of mechanical stimulus | The series of events by which a mechanical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. | 3 |
| GO:0060013 | righting reflex | A reflex process in which an animal immediately tries to turn over after being placed in a supine position. | 2 |
| GO:0007603 | phototransduction, visible light | The sequence of reactions within a cell required to convert absorbed photons from visible light into a molecular signal. A visible light stimulus is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived visually by an organism; for organisms lacking a visual system, this can be defined as light with a wavelength within the range 380 to 780 nm. | 1 |
| GO:0030595 | leukocyte chemotaxis | The movement of a leukocyte in response to an external stimulus. | 1 |