The directed orientation of lymphocyte signaling molecules and associated membrane rafts towards a chemokine gradient or a contact point with an appropriate activating cell. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12615889 GOC:mgi_curators http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11244041 ]
Synonyms: lymphocyte polarization
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- BFO_0000003
- establishment of cell polarity
- part of some lymphocyte activation
- occurs in some lymphocyte