- socially cooperative development
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a non-reproductive fruiting body over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A non-reproductive fruiting body is a colonial multicellular structure consisting of co-operating unicellular organisms, some of which are spores. An example of such a process is found in Dictyostelium discoideum and Myxococcus xanthus colonies.
- co-receptor binding
Binding to a coreceptor. A coreceptor acts in cooperation with a primary receptor to transmit a signal within the cell.
- virus coreceptor activity
Combining with a virus component, and in cooperation with a nearby primary receptor, initiating a change in cell activity.
- coreceptor activity
Combining with an extracellular or intracellular messenger, and in cooperation with a nearby primary receptor, initiating a change in cell activity.
- cell-cell self recognition
A cell-cell recognition process by which a cell distinguishes between self and non self during cooperative behavior, such as early development.
- counting factor complex
A secreted multiprotein complex composed of 4 proteins, regulating group size during aggregation in cooperative development. An example of this complex is found in Dictyostelium discoideum.
- regulation of coreceptor activity
Any process that modulates the rate or frequency of coreceptor activity, combining with an extracellular or intracellular messenger, and in cooperation with a nearby primary receptor, initiating a change in cell activity.
- enhanceosome
A protein-DNA complex formed by the association of a distinct set of general and specific transcription factors with a region of enhancer DNA. The cooperative assembly of an enhanceosome confers specificity of transcriptional regulation.