| GO term | GO name | GO namespace | GO def |
| GO:0042325 | regulation of phosphorylation | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of addition of phosphate groups into a molecule. [GOC:jl] |
| GO:0001932 | regulation of protein phosphorylation | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of addition of phosphate groups into an amino acid in a protein. [GOC:hjd] |
| GO:0048762 | mesenchymal cell differentiation | biological_process | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mesenchymal cell. A mesenchymal cell is a loosely associated cell that is part of the connective tissue in an organism. Mesenchymal cells give rise to more mature connective tissue cell types. [GOC:dph, GOC:jid] |
| GO:0051174 | regulation of phosphorus metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphorus or compounds containing phosphorus. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0051173 | positive regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving nitrogen or nitrogenous compounds. [GOC:ai, GOC:tb] |
| 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: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:0045859 | regulation of protein kinase activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of protein kinase activity. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0052548 | regulation of endopeptidase activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of endopeptidase activity, the endohydrolysis of peptide bonds within proteins. [GOC:ai, GOC:hjd] |
| GO:0001525 | angiogenesis | biological_process | Blood vessel formation when new vessels emerge from the proliferation of pre-existing blood vessels. [ISBN:0878932453] |
| 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:0051345 | positive regulation of hydrolase activity | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of hydrolase activity, the catalysis of the hydrolysis of various bonds. [GOC:ai] |
| 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:0051128 | regulation of cellular component organization | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a process involved in the formation, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of cell structures, including the plasma membrane and any external encapsulating structures such as the cell wall and cell envelope. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0030162 | regulation of proteolysis | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the hydrolysis of a peptide bond or bonds within a protein. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0001934 | positive regulation of protein phosphorylation | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of addition of phosphate groups to amino acids within a protein. [GOC:hjd] |
| GO:0034250 | positive regulation of cellular amide metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving amides. [GOC:mah] |
| 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:0060548 | negative regulation of cell death | biological_process | Any process that decreases the rate or frequency of cell death. Cell death is the specific activation or halting of processes within a cell so that its vital functions markedly cease, rather than simply deteriorating gradually over time, which culminates in cell death. [GOC:BHF, GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0030334 | regulation of cell migration | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cell migration. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0050793 | regulation of developmental process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of development, the biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a multicellular organism over time from an initial condition (e.g. a zygote, or a young adult) to a later condition (e.g. a multicellular animal or an aged adult). [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0019220 | regulation of phosphate metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphates. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0051129 | negative regulation of cellular component organization | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of a process involved in the formation, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of cell structures, including the plasma membrane and any external encapsulating structures such as the cell wall and cell envelope. [GOC:ai] |
| 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] |
| 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:0043410 | positive regulation of MAPK cascade | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction mediated by the MAPK cascade. [GOC:go_curators] |
| 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:0031399 | regulation of protein modification process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the covalent alteration of one or more amino acid residues within a protein. [GOC:mah, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0007167 | enzyme linked receptor protein signaling pathway | biological_process | Any series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of an extracellular ligand to a receptor on the surface of the target cell, where the receptor possesses catalytic activity or is closely associated with an enzyme such as a protein kinase, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. [GOC:mah, GOC:signaling, ISBN:0815316194] |
| 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:0045765 | regulation of angiogenesis | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of angiogenesis. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0007267 | cell-cell signaling | biological_process | Any process that mediates the transfer of information from one cell to another. This process includes signal transduction in the receiving cell and, where applicable, release of a ligand and any processes that actively facilitate its transport and presentation to the receiving cell. Examples include signaling via soluble ligands, via cell adhesion molecules and via gap junctions. [GOC:dos, GOC:mah] |
| GO:0051241 | negative regulation of multicellular organismal process | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of an organismal process, the processes pertinent to the function of an organism above the cellular level; includes the integrated processes of tissues and organs. [GOC:ai] |
| 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:0120035 | regulation of plasma membrane bounded cell projection organization | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a process involved in the formation, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of plasma membrane bounded cell projections. [GOC:krc] |
| GO:0045937 | positive regulation of phosphate metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphates. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0042327 | positive regulation of phosphorylation | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of addition of phosphate groups to a molecule. [GOC:jl] |
| GO:0032270 | positive regulation of cellular protein metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein, occurring at the level of an individual cell. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0043549 | regulation of kinase activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of kinase activity, the catalysis of the transfer of a phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a substrate molecule. [GOC:bf] |
| GO:0030154 | cell differentiation | biological_process | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state. [ISBN:0198506732] |
| 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:0032879 | regulation of localization | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of any process in which a cell, a substance, or a cellular entity is transported to, or maintained in, a specific location. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0042981 | regulation of apoptotic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the occurrence or rate of cell death by apoptotic process. [GOC:jl, GOC:mtg_apoptosis] |
| GO:0030155 | regulation of cell adhesion | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of attachment of a cell to another cell or to the extracellular matrix. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0034446 | substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading | biological_process | The morphogenetic process that results in flattening of a cell as a consequence of its adhesion to a substrate. [GOC:mah, GOC:pf, PMID:17050732] |
| GO:0031344 | regulation of cell projection organization | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a process involved in the formation, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of cell projections. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0050807 | regulation of synapse organization | biological_process | Any process that modulates the physical form of a synapse, the junction between a neuron and a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell). [GOC:ai, GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0050731 | positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the phosphorylation of peptidyl-tyrosine. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0048646 | anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis | biological_process | The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of an anatomical structure from unspecified parts. This process begins with the specific processes that contribute to the appearance of the discrete structure and ends when the structural rudiment is recognizable. 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. [GOC:dph, GOC:jid, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0051336 | regulation of hydrolase activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of hydrolase activity, the catalysis of the hydrolysis of various bonds, e.g. C-O, C-N, C-C, phosphoric anhydride bonds, etc. Hydrolase is the systematic name for any enzyme of EC class 3. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:2000145 | regulation of cell motility | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cell motility. [GOC:mah] |
| 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:0033674 | positive regulation of kinase activity | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of kinase activity, the catalysis of the transfer of a phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a substrate molecule. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0010950 | positive regulation of endopeptidase activity | biological_process | Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of endopeptidase activity, the endohydrolysis of peptide bonds within proteins. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| 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: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:0043069 | negative regulation of programmed cell death | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of programmed cell death, cell death resulting from activation of endogenous cellular processes. [GOC:jl] |
| GO:0060998 | regulation of dendritic spine development | biological_process | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of dendritic spine development, the process whose specific outcome is the progression of the dendritic spine over time, from its formation to the mature structure. [GOC:dph] |
| GO:0051347 | positive regulation of transferase activity | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transferase activity, the catalysis of the transfer of a group, e.g. a methyl group, glycosyl group, acyl group, phosphorus-containing, or other groups, from a donor compound to an acceptor. [GOC:ai] |
| 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:0010952 | positive regulation of peptidase activity | biological_process | Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of peptidase activity, the hydrolysis of peptide bonds within proteins. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0032502 | developmental process | biological_process | A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit |
| GO:0032268 | regulation of cellular protein metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein, occurring at the level of an individual cell. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0034248 | regulation of cellular amide metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving amides. [GOC:mah] |
| 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:0010562 | positive regulation of phosphorus metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving phosphorus or compounds containing phosphorus. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0045862 | positive regulation of proteolysis | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the hydrolysis of a peptide bond or bonds within a protein. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0007169 | transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway | biological_process | A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of an extracellular ligand to a receptor on the surface of the target cell where the receptor possesses tyrosine kinase activity, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. [GOC:ceb, GOC:signaling] |
| GO:0051171 | regulation of nitrogen compound metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving nitrogen or nitrogenous compounds. [GOC:ai, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0040012 | regulation of locomotion | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of locomotion of a cell or organism. [GOC:ems] |
| GO:0010941 | regulation of cell death | biological_process | Any process that modulates the rate or frequency of cell death. Cell death is the specific activation or halting of processes within a cell so that its vital functions markedly cease, rather than simply deteriorating gradually over time, which culminates in cell death. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| 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:0051246 | regulation of protein metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0045860 | positive regulation of protein kinase activity | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of protein kinase activity. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0052547 | regulation of peptidase activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of peptidase activity, the hydrolysis of peptide bonds within proteins. [GOC:ai] |
| 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: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: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: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:0043409 | negative regulation of MAPK cascade | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction mediated by the MAPKKK cascade. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0045595 | regulation of cell differentiation | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cell differentiation, the process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and functional features. [GOC:go_curators] |
| 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:1903051 | negative regulation of proteolysis involved in cellular protein catabolic process | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of proteolysis involved in cellular protein catabolic process. [GO_REF:0000058, GOC:BHF, GOC:rl, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:18307834] |
| GO:0005515 | protein binding | molecular_function | Binding to a protein. [GOC:go_curators] |
| GO:0043067 | regulation of programmed cell death | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of programmed cell death, cell death resulting from activation of endogenous cellular processes. [GOC:jl] |
| 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:0046658 | anchored component of plasma membrane | cellular_component | The component of the plasma membrane consisting of the gene products that are tethered to the membrane only by a covalently attached anchor, such as a lipid group, that is embedded in the membrane. Gene products with peptide sequences that are embedded in the membrane are excluded from this grouping. [GOC:dos, GOC:mah] |
| GO:0051270 | regulation of cellular component movement | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the movement of a cellular component. [GOC:ai, GOC:dph, GOC:jl] |
| 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:0050730 | regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the phosphorylation of peptidyl-tyrosine. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0080090 | regulation of primary 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 involving those compounds formed as a part of the normal anabolic and catabolic processes. These processes take place in most, if not all, cells of the organism. [PMID:19211694] |
| GO:0051338 | regulation of transferase activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transferase activity, the 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. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0043066 | negative regulation of apoptotic process | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cell death by apoptotic process. [GOC:jl, GOC:mtg_apoptosis] |
| GO:0048523 | negative regulation of cellular process | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces 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: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:0050790 | regulation of catalytic activity | biological_process | Any process that modulates the activity of an enzyme. [GOC:ai, GOC:ebc, GOC:vw] |
| 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:0048519 | negative regulation of biological process | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces 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:0050821 | protein stabilization | biological_process | Any process involved in maintaining the structure and integrity of a protein and preventing it from degradation or aggregation. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0022603 | regulation of anatomical structure morphogenesis | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of anatomical structure morphogenesis. [GOC:mah] |
| GO:0050770 | regulation of axonogenesis | biological_process | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of axonogenesis, the generation of an axon, the long process of a neuron. [GOC:ai] |
| GO:0010975 | regulation of neuron projection development | biological_process | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites). [GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0031401 | positive regulation of protein modification process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the covalent alteration of one or more amino acid residues within a protein. [GOC:mah, GOC:tb] |
| GO:0000122 | negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | biological_process | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II. [GOC:go_curators, GOC:txnOH] |
| GO:0051247 | positive regulation of protein metabolic process | biological_process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways involving a protein. [GOC:ai] |