cytokine biosynthetic process

Term Information

Accession
GO:0042089
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
narrow: induction of cytokines
alt_id: GO:0042032
exact: cytokine anabolism
exact: cytokine biosynthesis
exact: cytokine formation
exact: cytokine synthesis
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cytokines, any of a group of proteins that function to control the survival, growth and differentiation of tissues and cells, and which have autocrine and paracrine activity. [source: GOC:bf, ISBN:0198506732, ISBN:0198599471]
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