GO term | GO name | GO namespace | GO def |
GO:0007409 | axonogenesis | biological_process | De novo generation of a long process of a neuron, including the terminal branched region. Refers to the morphogenesis or creation of shape or form of the developing axon, which carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells. [GOC:dph, GOC:jid, GOC:pg, GOC:pr, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0006508 | proteolysis | biological_process | The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds. [GOC:bf, GOC:mah] |
GO:0032501 | multicellular organismal process | biological_process | Any biological process, occurring at the level of a multicellular organism, pertinent to its function. [GOC:curators, GOC:dph, GOC:isa_complete, GOC:tb] |
GO:0007507 | heart development | biological_process | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the heart over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. [GOC:jid, UBERON:0000948] |
GO:0048858 | cell projection morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which the anatomical structures of a cell projection are generated and organized. [GO_REF:0000021] |
GO:0007166 | cell surface receptor signaling pathway | biological_process | A series of molecular signals initiated by activation of a receptor on the surface of a cell. The pathway begins with binding of an extracellular ligand to a cell surface receptor, or for receptors that signal in the absence of a ligand, by ligand-withdrawal or the activity of a constitutively active receptor. The pathway ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. [GOC:bf, GOC:mah, GOC:pr, GOC:signaling] |
GO:0030030 | cell projection organization | biological_process | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a prolongation or process extending from a cell, e.g. a flagellum or axon. [GOC:jl, GOC:mah, http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/] |
GO:0043231 | intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | cellular_component | Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, bounded by a single or double lipid bilayer membrane and occurring within the cell. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, and vesicles. Excludes the plasma membrane. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0003013 | circulatory system process | biological_process | A organ system process carried out by any of the organs or tissues of the circulatory system. The circulatory system is an organ system that moves extracellular fluids to and from tissue within a multicellular organism. [GOC:mtg_cardio] |
GO:0005886 | plasma membrane | cellular_component | The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. [ISBN:0716731363] |
GO:0048518 | positive regulation of biological process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of a biological process. Biological processes are regulated by many means; examples include the control of gene expression, protein modification or interaction with a protein or substrate molecule. [GOC:jid] |
GO:0099503 | secretory vesicle | cellular_component | A cytoplasmic, membrane bound vesicle that is capable of fusing to the plasma membrane to release its contents into the extracellular space. [GOC:dos] |
GO:0008217 | regulation of blood pressure | biological_process | Any process that modulates the force with which blood travels through the circulatory system. The process is controlled by a balance of processes that increase pressure and decrease pressure. [GOC:dph, GOC:mtg_cardio, ISBN:0721643949] |
GO:0032989 | cellular component morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which cellular structures, including whole cells or cell parts, are generated and organized. [GOC:dph, GOC:mah, GOC:tb] |
GO:0044237 | cellular metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways by which individual cells transform chemical substances. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0007411 | axon guidance | biological_process | The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of an axon growth cone to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. [ISBN:0878932437] |
GO:0035050 | embryonic heart tube development | biological_process | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the embryonic heart tube over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The heart tube forms as the heart rudiment from the heart field. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0010604 | positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving macromolecules, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
GO:0009987 | cellular process | biological_process | Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, but not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:isa_complete] |
GO:0016021 | integral component of membrane | cellular_component | The component of a membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane. [GOC:dos, GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0071704 | organic substance metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0005515 | protein binding | molecular_function | Binding to a protein. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0005765 | lysosomal membrane | cellular_component | The lipid bilayer surrounding the lysosome and separating its contents from the cell cytoplasm. [GOC:ai] |
GO:0051604 | protein maturation | biological_process | Any process leading to the attainment of the full functional capacity of a protein. [GOC:ai] |
GO:0032990 | cell part morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which the anatomical structures of a cell part are generated and organized. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0030141 | secretory granule | cellular_component | A small subcellular vesicle, surrounded by a membrane, that is formed from the Golgi apparatus and contains a highly concentrated protein destined for secretion. Secretory granules move towards the periphery of the cell and upon stimulation, their membranes fuse with the cell membrane, and their protein load is exteriorized. Processing of the contained protein may take place in secretory granules. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0071840 | cellular component organization or biogenesis | biological_process | A process that results in the biosynthesis of constituent macromolecules, assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a cellular component. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0060255 | regulation of macromolecule metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving macromolecules, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
GO:0009653 | anatomical structure morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which anatomical structures are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. [GOC:go_curators, ISBN:0521436125] |
GO:0009056 | catabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, including the breakdown of carbon compounds with the liberation of energy for use by the cell or organism. [ISBN:0198547684] |
GO:0042803 | protein homodimerization activity | molecular_function | Binding to an identical protein to form a homodimer. [GOC:jl] |
GO:0090066 | regulation of anatomical structure size | biological_process | Any process that modulates the size of an anatomical structure. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
GO:0048471 | perinuclear region of cytoplasm | cellular_component | Cytoplasm situated near, or occurring around, the nucleus. [GOC:jid] |
GO:0019538 | protein metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein. Includes protein modification. [GOC:ma] |
GO:0006807 | nitrogen compound metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving organic or inorganic compounds that contain nitrogen. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0031325 | positive regulation of cellular metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways by which individual cells transform chemical substances. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0032502 | developmental process | biological_process | A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit |
GO:0031982 | vesicle | cellular_component | Any small, fluid-filled, spherical organelle enclosed by membrane. [GOC:mah, GOC:pz, GOC:vesicles] |
GO:0065007 | biological regulation | biological_process | Any process that modulates a measurable attribute of any biological process, quality or function. [GOC:dph, GOC:isa_complete, GOC:mah, GOC:pr, GOC:vw] |
GO:0043603 | cellular amide metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving an amide, any derivative of an oxoacid in which an acidic hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino or substituted amino group, as carried out by individual cells. [GOC:curators] |
GO:0016020 | membrane | cellular_component | A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it an attached to it. [GOC:dos, GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194] |
GO:0110165 | cellular anatomical entity | cellular_component | A part of a cellular organism that is either an immaterial entity or a material entity with granularity above the level of a protein complex but below that of an anatomical system. Or, a substance produced by a cellular organism with granularity above the level of a protein complex. [GOC:kmv] |
GO:0048856 | anatomical structure development | biological_process | The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an anatomical structure from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure, whatever form that may be including its natural destruction. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome. [GO_REF:0000021] |
GO:0034641 | cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving various organic and inorganic nitrogenous compounds, as carried out by individual cells. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0005768 | endosome | cellular_component | A vacuole to which materials ingested by endocytosis are delivered. [ISBN:0198506732, PMID:19696797] |
GO:0023056 | positive regulation of signaling | biological_process | Any process that activates, maintains or increases the frequency, rate or extent of a signaling process. [GOC:mtg_signal] |
GO:0007186 | G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway | biological_process | A series of molecular signals that proceeds with an activated receptor promoting the exchange of GDP for GTP on the alpha-subunit of an associated heterotrimeric G-protein complex. The GTP-bound activated alpha-G-protein then dissociates from the beta- and gamma-subunits to further transmit the signal within the cell. The pathway begins with receptor-ligand interaction, or for basal GPCR signaling the pathway begins with the receptor activating its G protein in the absence of an agonist, and ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. The pathway can start from the plasma membrane, Golgi or nuclear membrane. [GOC:bf, GOC:mah, PMID:16902576, PMID:24568158, Wikipedia:G_protein-coupled_receptor] |
GO:0043583 | ear development | biological_process | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023] |
GO:0031224 | intrinsic component of membrane | cellular_component | The component of a membrane consisting of the gene products having some covalently attached portion, for example part of a peptide sequence or some other covalently attached group such as a GPI anchor, which spans or is embedded in one or both leaflets of the membrane. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0030135 | coated vesicle | cellular_component | Small membrane-bounded organelle formed by pinching off of a coated region of membrane. Some coats are made of clathrin, whereas others are made from other proteins. [ISBN:0815316194] |
GO:0048869 | cellular developmental process | biological_process | A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cell over time from an initial condition to a later condition. [GOC:isa_complete] |
GO:0016043 | cellular component organization | biological_process | A process that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a cellular component. [GOC:ai, GOC:jl, GOC:mah] |
GO:0048598 | embryonic morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which anatomical structures are generated and organized during the embryonic phase. The embryonic phase begins with zygote formation. The end of the embryonic phase is organism-specific. For example, it would be at birth for mammals, larval hatching for insects and seed dormancy in plants. [GOC:jid, GOC:mtg_sensu] |
GO:0019222 | regulation of metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0097746 | blood vessel diameter maintenance | biological_process | Any process that modulates the diameter of blood vessels. [GOC:pr] |
GO:0050789 | regulation of biological process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a biological process. Biological processes are regulated by many means; examples include the control of gene expression, protein modification or interaction with a protein or substrate molecule. [GOC:ai, GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0006928 | movement of cell or subcellular component | biological_process | The directed, self-propelled movement of a cell or subcellular component without the involvement of an external agent such as a transporter or a pore. [GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:jl, GOC:mlg] |
GO:0097485 | neuron projection guidance | biological_process | The process in which the migration of a neuron projection is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. [GOC:BHF, GOC:rl, PMID:22790009] |
GO:0050794 | regulation of cellular process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a cellular process, any of those that are carried out at the cellular level, but are not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0003073 | regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure | biological_process | The process that modulates the force with which blood travels through the systemic arterial circulatory system. The process is controlled by a balance of processes that increase pressure and decrease pressure. [GOC:mtg_cardio] |
GO:0044057 | regulation of system process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a system process, a multicellular organismal process carried out by any of the organs or tissues in an organ system. [GOC:jl] |
GO:0003008 | system process | biological_process | A multicellular organismal process carried out by any of the organs or tissues in an organ system. An organ system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a biological objective. [GOC:mtg_cardio] |
GO:0031410 | cytoplasmic vesicle | cellular_component | A vesicle found in the cytoplasm of a cell. [GOC:ai, GOC:mah, GOC:vesicles] |
GO:0017046 | peptide hormone binding | molecular_function | Binding to a peptide with hormonal activity in animals. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0044238 | primary metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving those compounds which are formed as a part of the normal anabolic and catabolic processes. These processes take place in most, if not all, cells of the organism. [GOC:go_curators, http://www.metacyc.org] |
GO:0048812 | neuron projection morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which the anatomical structures of a neuron projection are generated and organized. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0006518 | peptide metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving peptides, compounds of two or more amino acids where the alpha carboxyl group of one is bound to the alpha amino group of another. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0120039 | plasma membrane bounded cell projection morphogenesis | biological_process | The process in which the anatomical structures of a plasma membrane bounded cell projection are generated and organized. [GOC:krc] |
GO:0043170 | macromolecule metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving macromolecules, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0009897 | external side of plasma membrane | cellular_component | The leaflet of the plasma membrane that faces away from the cytoplasm and any proteins embedded or anchored in it or attached to its surface. [GOC:dos, GOC:tb] |
GO:0031323 | regulation of cellular metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways by which individual cells transform chemical substances. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0004175 | endopeptidase activity | molecular_function | Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain. [http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/glossary.htm#ENDOPEPTIDASE] |
GO:0031300 | intrinsic component of organelle membrane | cellular_component | The component of the organelle membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having either part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane or some other covalently attached group such as a GPI anchor that is similarly embedded in the membrane. [GOC:dos, GOC:mah] |
GO:0030136 | clathrin-coated vesicle | cellular_component | A vesicle with a coat formed of clathrin connected to the membrane via one of the clathrin adaptor complexes. [GOC:mah, PMID:11252894] |
GO:0044248 | cellular catabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, carried out by individual cells. [GOC:jl] |
GO:0009893 | positive regulation of metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways within a cell or an organism. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0007165 | signal transduction | biological_process | The cellular process in which a signal is conveyed to trigger a change in the activity or state of a cell. Signal transduction begins with reception of a signal (e.g. a ligand binding to a receptor or receptor activation by a stimulus such as light), or for signal transduction in the absence of ligand, signal-withdrawal or the activity of a constitutively active receptor. Signal transduction ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. regulation of transcription or regulation of a metabolic process. Signal transduction covers signaling from receptors located on the surface of the cell and signaling via molecules located within the cell. For signaling between cells, signal transduction is restricted to events at and within the receiving cell. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:mtg_signaling_feb11] |
GO:1901564 | organonitrogen compound metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving organonitrogen compound. [GOC:pr, GOC:TermGenie] |
GO:0008270 | zinc ion binding | molecular_function | Binding to a zinc ion (Zn). [GOC:ai] |
GO:0051239 | regulation of multicellular organismal process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a multicellular organismal process, the processes pertinent to the function of a multicellular organism above the cellular level; includes the integrated processes of tissues and organs. [GOC:ai, GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
GO:0097708 | intracellular vesicle | cellular_component | Any vesicle that is part of the intracellular region. [GOC:vesicles] |
GO:0016485 | protein processing | biological_process | Any protein maturation process achieved by the cleavage of a peptide bond or bonds within a protein. Protein maturation is the process leading to the attainment of the full functional capacity of a protein. [GOC:curators, GOC:jl, GOC:jsg] |
GO:0008152 | metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation. [GOC:go_curators, ISBN:0198547684] |
GO:1901565 | organonitrogen compound catabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of organonitrogen compound. [GOC:pr, GOC:TermGenie] |
GO:1901575 | organic substance catabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon. [GOC:pr, GOC:TermGenie] |
GO:0010817 | regulation of hormone levels | biological_process | Any process that modulates the levels of hormone within an organism or a tissue. A hormone is any substance formed in very small amounts in one specialized organ or group of cells and carried (sometimes in the bloodstream) to another organ or group of cells in the same organism, upon which it has a specific regulatory action. [GOC:BHF, GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
GO:0065008 | regulation of biological quality | biological_process | Any process that modulates a qualitative or quantitative trait of a biological quality. A biological quality is a measurable attribute of an organism or part of an organism, such as size, mass, shape, color, etc. [GOC:dph, GOC:isa_complete, GOC:mah, GOC:pr, GOC:vw] |
GO:0043227 | membrane-bounded organelle | cellular_component | Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, bounded by a single or double lipid bilayer membrane. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, and vesicles. Excludes the plasma membrane. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0048731 | system development | biological_process | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an organismal system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a given biological process. [GOC:dph, GOC:jid] |
GO:0004222 | metalloendopeptidase activity | molecular_function | Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions. [GOC:mah, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/merops/about/glossary.shtml#CATTYPE, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/merops/about/glossary.shtml#ENDOPEPTIDASE] |
GO:0043229 | intracellular organelle | cellular_component | Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, occurring within the cell. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, vesicles, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton. Excludes the plasma membrane. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0023051 | regulation of signaling | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a signaling process. [GOC:mtg_signal] |
GO:0048522 | positive regulation of cellular process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of a cellular process, any of those that are carried out at the cellular level, but are not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level. [GOC:jid] |
GO:0043226 | organelle | cellular_component | Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, vesicles, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton, and prokaryotic structures such as anammoxosomes and pirellulosomes. Excludes the plasma membrane. [GOC:go_curators] |