This term is obsolete.

GO:0007343 JSON

egg activation

Biological Process

Definition (GO:0007343 GONUTS page)

The process in which the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm. PMID:9630751

5,740 annotations

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Child Terms

This table lists all terms that are direct descendants (child terms) of GO:0007343

Child Term Relationship to
GO:0007343
activation of meiosis involved in egg activation
part_of
prevention of polyspermy
part_of
positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration involved in egg activation
part_of

Taxon Constraints

The use of this term should conform to the following taxon constraints:

Ancestor GO ID Ancestor GO Term Name Relationship Taxon ID Taxon Reference(s)
GO:0007343 egg activation Only in Taxon 33208 Metazoa

More information on taxon constraints in GO is available here

Cross-references

Database ID Description
Wikipedia Egg_activation

Cross-Ontology Relations

Relation Other Ontology ID Term
has_primary_input CL CL:0000025 egg cell

Co-occurring Terms

These tables show the number of times the term listed in the table has been co-annotated.

No co-occurrence statistics for GO:0007343 based on ALL annotations
The top 100 of 192 co-occurring terms
Co-occurring Term PR S% #Together #Compared
egg activation
678,612.56 100.00 292 292
protein kinase complex
146,518.62 11.42 57 264
pronucleus
87,150.59 9.36 75 584
positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration involved in egg activation
65,445.99 7.78 84 871
sperm plasma membrane disassembly
444,608.22 6.29 19 29
sperm head
48,058.73 6.01 83 1,172
chorion-containing eggshell pattern formation
122,796.55 5.03 19 105
vitelline envelope
155,747.14 4.13 14 61
male pronucleus assembly
678,612.50 4.11 12 12
vitelline membrane formation involved in chorion-containing eggshell formation
69,857.17 3.38 14 136
Totals 2356 2132214
No co-occurrence statistics for GO:0007343 based on MANUAL annotations
The top 100 of 160 co-occurring terms
Co-occurring Term PR S% #Together #Compared
egg activation
37,145.61 100.00 38 38
sperm plasma membrane disassembly
32,502.40 17.95 7 8
chorion-containing eggshell pattern formation
8,966.18 11.67 7 29
male pronucleus assembly
37,145.61 10.53 4 4
positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration involved in egg activation
9,775.16 9.62 5 19
perinuclear theca
10,130.62 6.52 3 11
protein kinase complex
5,571.84 5.45 3 20
microtubule polymerization or depolymerization
14,858.24 4.88 2 5
female pronucleus assembly
6,190.93 4.17 2 12
mitotic cleavage furrow formation
5,714.71 4.08 2 13
Totals 237 18549

Change Log

Timestamp Action Category Detail
2024-09-05 Added CONSTRAINT in_taxon NCBITaxon:33208 (Metazoa)
2024-02-24 Deleted RELATION is a GO:0022414 (reproductive process)
2017-08-13 Deleted RELATION is a GO:0044702 (single organism reproductive process)
2017-08-13 Added RELATION is a GO:0022414 (reproductive process)
2015-11-21 Added RELATION is a GO:0044702 (single organism reproductive process)
2014-07-30 Deleted RELATION is a GO:0048610 (obsolete cellular process involved in reproduction)
2010-12-17 Deleted DEFINITION The process whereby the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
2010-12-17 Added DEFINITION The process in which the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
2010-02-17 Added RELATION is a GO:0048610 (obsolete cellular process involved in reproduction)
2009-03-02 Added XREF Wikipedia:Egg_activation
Timestamp Action Category Detail
2002-02-06 Updated TERM egg activation
2001-04-03 Updated TERM egg activation
2001-03-30 Added TERM egg activation
Timestamp Action Category Detail
2010-12-17 Deleted DEFINITION The process whereby the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
2010-12-17 Added DEFINITION The process in which the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
2008-05-13 Added DEFINITION The process whereby the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
2008-05-12 Deleted DEFINITION The process whereby the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
2003-10-15 Added DEFINITION The process whereby the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
Timestamp Action Category Detail
2024-02-24 Deleted RELATION is a GO:0022414 (reproductive process)
2017-08-13 Deleted RELATION is a GO:0044702 (single organism reproductive process)
2017-08-13 Added RELATION is a GO:0022414 (reproductive process)
2015-11-21 Added RELATION is a GO:0044702 (single organism reproductive process)
2014-07-30 Deleted RELATION is a GO:0048610 (obsolete cellular process involved in reproduction)
2010-02-17 Added RELATION is a GO:0048610 (obsolete cellular process involved in reproduction)
2008-04-01 Updated RELATION is a GO:0001775 (cell activation)
2008-04-01 Updated RELATION part of GO:0007338 (single fertilization)
Timestamp Action Category Detail
2009-03-02 Added XREF Wikipedia:Egg_activation
Timestamp Action Category Detail
2024-09-05 Added CONSTRAINT in_taxon NCBITaxon:33208 (Metazoa)
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