GO biological process ontology term - GO:0034976 - response to endoplasmic reticulum stress
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0034976
- Name
- response to endoplasmic reticulum stress
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stress acting at the endoplasmic reticulum. ER stress usually results from the accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the ER lumen.