| GOID Link to GO |
Functional Category | Description | Protein Count link to protein list |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0048066 | developmental pigmentation | The developmental process that results in the deposition of coloring matter in an organism, tissue or cell. | 29 |
| GO:0051904 | pigment granule transport | The directed movement of pigment granules into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. | 21 |
| GO:0030318 | melanocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a melanocyte. | 15 |
| GO:0032402 | melanosome transport | The directed movement of melanosomes into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. | 14 |
| GO:0032438 | melanosome organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a melanosome. A melanosome is a tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. | 11 |
| 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. | 7 |
| GO:0050935 | iridophore differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an iridophore. Iridophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain guanidine or other purine crystals deposited in stacks called reflecting platets or iridisomes. This gives them a silver, gold, or iridescent appearance. | 5 |
| GO:0048072 | compound eye pigmentation | Establishment of a pattern of pigment in the compound eye. | 5 |
| GO:0050936 | xanthophore differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a xanthophore cell. Xanthophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or xanthosomes. This makes them yellow to orange in appearance. | 5 |
| GO:0006726 | eye pigment biosynthetic process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of eye pigments, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, found or utilized in the eye. | 4 |
| GO:0008057 | eye pigment granule organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of intracellular pigment storage granules in the eye. | 4 |
| GO:0006727 | ommochrome biosynthetic process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ommochromes, any of a large group of natural polycyclic pigments commonly found in the Arthropoda, particularly in the ommatidia of the compound eye. | 4 |
| GO:0048085 | adult chitin-containing cuticle pigmentation | Establishment of the adult pattern of pigmentation in the chitin-containing cuticle of an organism. An example of this is the adult cuticle pigmentation process in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0048067 | cuticle pigmentation | Establishment of a pattern of pigment in the cuticle of an organism. | 3 |
| GO:0046154 | rhodopsin metabolic process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving rhodopsin, a brilliant purplish-red, light-sensitive visual pigment found in the rod cells of the retinas. | 3 |
| GO:0051877 | pigment granule aggregation in cell center | The directed movement of dispersed pigment granules towards the center of the cell. | 2 |
| GO:0051875 | pigment granule localization | Any process in which a pigment granule is transported to, and/or maintained in, a specific location within the cell. | 1 |
| GO:0032400 | melanosome localization | Any process in which a melanosome is transported to, and/or maintained in, a specific location within the cell. | 1 |
| GO:0048773 | erythrophore differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an erythrophore cell. Erythrophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or erythrosomes. This gives them an orange to red appearance. | 1 |
| GO:0016063 | rhodopsin biosynthetic process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of rhodopsin, a brilliant purplish-red, light-sensitive visual pigment found in the rod cells of the retinas. | 1 |
| GO:0008055 | ocellus pigment biosynthetic process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ocellus pigments, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, found or utilized in the ocellus, a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates. | 1 |
| GO:0035646 | endosome to melanosome transport | The directed movement of substances from endosomes to the melanosome, a specialised lysosome-related organelle. | 1 |