GO term |
GO name |
GO namespace |
GO def |
GO:0006082 | organic acid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving organic acids, any acidic compound containing carbon in covalent linkage. [ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0019722 | calcium-mediated signaling | biological_process | Any intracellular signal transduction in which the signal is passed on within the cell via calcium ions. [GOC:signaling] |
GO:0030595 | leukocyte chemotaxis | biological_process | The movement of a leukocyte in response to an external stimulus. [GOC:add, GOC:jl] |
GO:0060560 | developmental growth involved in morphogenesis | biological_process | The increase in size or mass of an anatomical structure that contributes to the structure attaining its shape. [GOC:dph] |
GO:0048246 | macrophage chemotaxis | biological_process | The movement of a macrophage in response to an external stimulus. [GOC:jid] |
GO:1901576 | organic substance biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon. [GOC:pr, GOC:TermGenie] |
GO:0001525 | angiogenesis | biological_process | Blood vessel formation when new vessels emerge from the proliferation of pre-existing blood vessels. [ISBN:0878932453] |
GO:0044249 | cellular biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of substances, carried out by individual cells. [GOC:jl] |
GO:0005102 | signaling receptor binding | molecular_function | Binding to one or more specific sites on a receptor molecule, a macromolecule that undergoes combination with a hormone, neurotransmitter, drug or intracellular messenger to initiate a change in cell function. [GOC:bf, GOC:ceb, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0048870 | cell motility | biological_process | Any process involved in the controlled self-propelled movement of a cell that results in translocation of the cell from one place to another. [GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:isa_complete, GOC:mlg] |
GO:0044255 | cellular lipid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, as carried out by individual cells. [GOC:jl] |
GO:0040011 | locomotion | biological_process | Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another. [GOC:dgh] |
GO:0003012 | muscle system process | biological_process | A organ system process carried out at the level of a muscle. Muscle tissue is composed of contractile cells or fibers. [GOC:mtg_cardio] |
GO:0051240 | positive regulation of multicellular organismal process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of an organismal process, any of the processes pertinent to the function of an organism above the cellular level; includes the integrated processes of tissues and organs. [GOC:ai] |
GO:0008016 | regulation of heart contraction | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of heart contraction. Heart contraction is the process in which the heart decreases in volume in a characteristic way to propel blood through the body. [GOC:dph, GOC:go_curators, GOC:tb] |
GO:0006636 | unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms. [GOC:mah, MetaCyc:PWY-762, MetaCyc:PWY-782] |
GO:0000902 | cell morphogenesis | biological_process | The developmental process in which the size or shape of a cell is generated and organized. [GOC:clt, GOC:dph, GOC:go_curators, GOC:tb] |
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:0006629 | lipid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. Includes fatty acids; neutral fats, other fatty-acid esters, and soaps; long-chain (fatty) alcohols and waxes; sphingoids and other long-chain bases; glycolipids, phospholipids and sphingolipids; and carotenes, polyprenols, sterols, terpenes and other isoprenoids. [GOC:ma] |
GO:0006631 | fatty acid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids liberated from naturally occurring fats and oils by hydrolysis. [ISBN:0198547684] |
GO:0044237 | cellular metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways by which individual cells transform chemical substances. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0072330 | monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of monocarboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one carboxyl (-COOH) group. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0046394 | carboxylic acid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl (-COOH) groups. [ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0048589 | developmental growth | biological_process | The increase in size or mass of an entire organism, a part of an organism or a cell, where the increase in size or mass has the specific outcome of the progression of the organism over time from one condition to another. [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:0006939 | smooth muscle contraction | biological_process | A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force through ATP hydrolysis. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length. [GOC:ef, GOC:jl, GOC:mtg_muscle, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0044281 | small molecule metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving small molecules, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule. [GOC:curators, GOC:pde, GOC:vw] |
GO:0005615 | extracellular space | cellular_component | That part of a multicellular organism outside the cells proper, usually taken to be outside the plasma membranes, and occupied by fluid. [ISBN:0198547684] |
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:0002690 | positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate, or extent of leukocyte chemotaxis. [GOC:add] |
GO:0060326 | cell chemotaxis | biological_process | The directed movement of a motile cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis). [GOC:dph] |
GO:0048675 | axon extension | biological_process | Long distance growth of a single axon process involved in cellular development. [GOC:BHF, GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:jid, GOC:lm, GOC:rl] |
GO:0006937 | regulation of muscle contraction | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of muscle contraction. [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:0007204 | positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration | biological_process | Any process that increases the concentration of calcium ions in the cytosol. [GOC:ai] |
GO:0097746 | blood vessel diameter maintenance | biological_process | Any process that modulates the diameter of blood vessels. [GOC:pr] |
GO:0006690 | icosanoid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving icosanoids, any of a group of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. [GOC:ma] |
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: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: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:0044093 | positive regulation of molecular function | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of a molecular function, an elemental biological activity occurring at the molecular level, such as catalysis or binding. [GO:jl] |
GO:0042330 | taxis | biological_process | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to an external stimulus. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023] |
GO:0040007 | growth | biological_process | The increase in size or mass of an entire organism, a part of an organism or a cell. [GOC:bf, GOC:ma] |
GO:0032502 | developmental process | biological_process | A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit |
GO:0009826 | unidimensional cell growth | biological_process | The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size in one [spatial] dimension or along one axis, resulting in the morphogenesis of the cell. [ISBN:0943088399] |
GO:0045321 | leukocyte activation | biological_process | A change in morphology and behavior of a leukocyte resulting from exposure to a specific antigen, mitogen, cytokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor. [GOC:add] |
GO:0033559 | unsaturated fatty acid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms. [GOC:mah] |
GO:0043436 | oxoacid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving any oxoacid; an oxoacid is a compound which contains oxygen, at least one other element, and at least one hydrogen bound to oxygen, and which produces a conjugate base by loss of positive hydrogen ion(s) (hydrons). [Wikipedia:Oxyacid] |
GO:0006935 | chemotaxis | biological_process | The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis). [ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0008284 | positive regulation of cell population proliferation | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of cell proliferation. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0043542 | endothelial cell migration | biological_process | The orderly movement of an endothelial cell into the extracellular matrix to form an endothelium. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0048016 | inositol phosphate-mediated signaling | biological_process | Any intracellular signal transduction in which the signal is passed on within the cell via an inositol phosphate. Includes production of the inositol phosphate, and downstream effectors that further transmit the signal within the cell. Inositol phosphates are a group of mono- to poly-phosphorylated inositols, and include inositol monophosphate (IP), inositol trisphosphate (IP3), inositol pentakisphosphate (IP5) and inositol hexaphosphate (IP6). [GOC:bf, GOC:ceb, GOC:signaling, ISBN:0198506732, PMID:11331907] |
GO:0016053 | organic acid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of organic acids, any acidic compound containing carbon in covalent linkage. [ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0042592 | homeostatic process | biological_process | Any biological process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0395825172] |
GO:0016477 | cell migration | biological_process | The controlled self-propelled movement of a cell from one site to a destination guided by molecular cues. Cell migration is a central process in the development and maintenance of multicellular organisms. [GOC:cjm, GOC:dph, GOC:ems, GOC:pf, Wikipedia:Cell_migration] |
GO:0032787 | monocarboxylic acid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving monocarboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one carboxyl (COOH) group or anion (COO-). [GOC:vk] |
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: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:0090066 | regulation of anatomical structure size | biological_process | Any process that modulates the size of an anatomical structure. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
GO:0005515 | protein binding | molecular_function | Binding to a protein. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0019752 | carboxylic acid metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving carboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl (COOH) groups or anions (COO-). [ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0050790 | regulation of catalytic activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the activity of an enzyme. [GOC:ai, GOC:ebc, GOC:vw] |
GO:0002376 | immune system process | biological_process | Any process involved in the development or functioning of the immune system, an organismal system for calibrated responses to potential internal or invasive threats. [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:add] |
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:0006874 | cellular calcium ion homeostasis | biological_process | Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state of calcium ions at the level of a cell. [GOC:ceb, GOC:mah] |
GO:0065009 | regulation of molecular function | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a molecular function, an elemental biological activity occurring at the molecular level, such as catalysis or binding. [GOC:isa_complete] |
GO:0048871 | multicellular organismal homeostasis | biological_process | Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state at the level of the multicellular organism. [GOC:isa_complete] |
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:0019221 | cytokine-mediated signaling pathway | biological_process | A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a cytokine to a receptor on the surface of a cell, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. [GOC:mah, GOC:signaling, PMID:19295629] |
GO:1990266 | neutrophil migration | biological_process | The movement of a neutrophil within or between different tissues and organs of the body. [PMID:1826836] |
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:0097530 | granulocyte migration | biological_process | The movement of a granulocyte within or between different tissues and organs of the body. [GOC:cvs, PMID:24163421, PMID:24193336] |
GO:0009058 | biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of substances; typically the energy-requiring part of metabolism in which simpler substances are transformed into more complex ones. [GOC:curators, ISBN:0198547684] |
GO:0071621 | granulocyte chemotaxis | biological_process | The movement of a granulocyte in response to an external stimulus. [GOC:rph] |
GO:0001775 | cell activation | biological_process | A change in the morphology or behavior of a cell resulting from exposure to an activating factor such as a cellular or soluble ligand. [GOC:mgi_curators] |
GO:0050900 | leukocyte migration | biological_process | The movement of a leukocyte within or between different tissues and organs of the body. [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149, PMID:14680625, PMID:14708592, PMID:7507411, PMID:8600538] |
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:0097529 | myeloid leukocyte migration | biological_process | The movement of a myeloid leukocyte within or between different tissues and organs of the body. [GOC:cvs, PMID:22342843, PMID:24157461] |
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:0008610 | lipid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0044283 | small molecule biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of small molecules, any low molecular weight, monomeric, non-encoded molecule. [GOC:curators, GOC:pde, GOC:vw] |
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:0043085 | positive regulation of catalytic activity | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the activity of an enzyme. [GOC:ebc, GOC:jl, GOC:tb, GOC:vw] |
GO:0005576 | extracellular region | cellular_component | The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite. [GOC:go_curators] |
GO:0001664 | G protein-coupled receptor binding | molecular_function | Binding to a G protein-coupled receptor. [GOC:ceb, GOC:dph] |
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:0006693 | prostaglandin metabolic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving prostaglandins, any of a group of biologically active metabolites which contain a cyclopentane ring due to the formation of a bond between two carbons of a fatty acid. They have a wide range of biological activities. [ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0006936 | muscle contraction | biological_process | A process in which force is generated within muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force through ATP hydrolysis. [GOC:ef, GOC:mtg_muscle, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0005179 | hormone activity | molecular_function | The action characteristic of a hormone, 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. The term was originally applied to agents with a stimulatory physiological action in vertebrate animals (as opposed to a chalone, which has a depressant action). Usage is now extended to regulatory compounds in lower animals and plants, and to synthetic substances having comparable effects; all bind receptors and trigger some biological process. [GOC:dph, GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732] |
GO:0016049 | cell growth | biological_process | The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size over time by accretion and biosynthetic production of matter similar to that already present. [GOC:ai] |
GO:0046456 | icosanoid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of icosanoids, any of a group of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids. [ISBN:0198506732] |
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:0006633 | fatty acid biosynthetic process | biological_process | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes. [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732] |
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: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:0005488 | binding | molecular_function | The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule. [GOC:ceb, GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732] |
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