Term Name: cell chemotaxis
Synonyms:
Definition: 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).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060326]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cellular response to chemical stimulus
has parts: chemokine activity
is a type of: cell migration chemotaxis
has subtype: astrocyte chemotaxis cell chemotaxis involved in Malpighian tubule morphogenesis cell chemotaxis to angiotensin cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor cell chemotaxis to vascular endothelial growth factor colon epithelial cell chemotaxis endothelial cell chemotaxis fibroblast chemotaxis germ cell attraction germ cell repulsion leukocyte chemotaxis muscle cell chemotaxis toward tendon cell Schwann cell chemotaxis smooth muscle cell chemotaxis