Term Name: cell motility
Synonyms: cell locomotion, cell movement, movement of a cell
Definition: Any process involved in the controlled self-propelled movement of a cell that results in translocation of the cell from one place to another.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048870]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: cilium movement involved in cell motility cytoplasmic actin-based contraction involved in cell motility
is a type of: cellular process
has subtype: actin polymerization-dependent cell motility cell gliding cell migration cell motility in response to calcium ion cell motility in response to potassium ion cell motility involved in camera-type eye morphogenesis cell motility involved in cerebral cortex radial glia guided migration cell movement involved in somal translocation cell swimming cilium or flagellum-dependent cell motility sperm motility type IV pilus-dependent motility
inverse capable_of: motile cell primordial germ cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cell motility
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cell motility
regulated by: regulation of cell motility