Ontology meeting 2013-08-15

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Attendees: Becky, David, Heiko, Tanya, Harold, Judy

Minutes: David

GOC MEETING IN BAR HARBOR

What do we need to get ready to present at the meeting?

  • Update on accomplishments over the year.
    • Maybe a report on the use of Jira as a tracker
    • Jenkins report
    • GO challenge
    • 1st week of Sept. We will work on constructing the meeting
    • How are we communicating with other groups. Can we improve?
    • Discussion of catabolism and biosynthesis and catabolism--- F-P links should be meaningful
    • Becky will look into a couple of signaling pathways


MYCOMEMBRANE TERMS

I've added in a mycomembrane term for this SF item (stems from a GOhelp query).

mycomembrane ; GO:0036407
A hydrophobic layer in the cell envelope of Gram-positive Mycobacteria. Rich in mycolic acids (hydroxylated branched-chain fatty acids) and 
organized in an outer membrane-like structure. The mycomembrane lies external to the inner membrane and is covalently linked to the cell-wall. 

For diagram, see: http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v5/n11/fig_tab/nrmicro1773_F1.html

Can the 'extrinsic/intrinsic/integral' terminology still be applied to this 'membrane-like' structure (even though it doesn't have membrane parentage?):

  • extrinsic to external side of mycomembrane ; GO:NEW
  • intrinsic to mycomembrane ; GO:NEW
  • integral to mycomembrane ; GO:NEW

Right now it is an external encapsulating structure but is not a membrane. Do we want to use the same nomenclature for integral etc. Becky will ask the prokaryotic experts.