EOG886BTC GO:0051260 16/86 protein homooligomerization biological_process "The process of creating protein oligomers, compounds composed of a small number, usually between three and ten, of identical component monomers. Oligomers may be formed by the polymerization of a number of monomers or the depolymerization of a large protein polymer." [GOC:ai] EOG886BTC GO:0048102 1/86 autophagic cell death biological_process "A form of programmed cell death that is accompanied by the formation of autophagosomes. Autophagic cell death is characterized by lack of chromatin condensation and massive vacuolization of the cytoplasm, with little or no uptake by phagocytic cells." [GOC:autophagy, GOC:mah, PMID:18846107] EOG886BTC GO:0016740 1/86 transferase activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the transfer of a group, e.g. a methyl group, glycosyl group, acyl group, phosphorus-containing, or other groups, from one compound (generally regarded as the donor) to another compound (generally regarded as the acceptor). Transferase is the systematic name for any enzyme of EC class 2." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG886BTC GO:0050975 1/86 sensory perception of touch biological_process "The series of events required for an organism to receive a touch stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. This is a neurological process. The perception of touch in animals is mediated by mechanoreceptors in the skin and mucous membranes and is the sense by which contact with objects gives evidence as to certain of their qualities. Different types of touch can be perceived (for example, light, coarse, pressure and tickling) and the stimulus may be external or internal (e.g. the feeling of a full stomach)." [GOC:ai] EOG886BTC GO:0035071 1/86 salivary gland cell autophagic cell death biological_process "The stage-specific programmed cell death of salivary gland cells during salivary gland histolysis." [GOC:bf, GOC:mtg_apoptosis, PMID:10882130] EOG886BTC GO:0046331 1/86 lateral inhibition biological_process "Signaling between cells of equivalent developmental potential that results in these cells adopting different developmental fates. An example is the suppression by cells with a particular fate of the adoption of the same fate by surrounding cells." [GOC:bf, GOC:kmv]