Acts upstream of, positive effect
Overview
A gene product 'acts upstream of, positive effect' of a biological process if its activity (MF) is: 1) executed before the beginning of the process, 2) is not part of the process, and 3) is required for the process to occur.
Definition
- c 'acts upstream of, positive effect' p if c is enables f, and f is causally upstream of p, and the direction of f is positive
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Examples of Usage
Genes involved in Ras lipidation act usptream of, postive effect in Ras protein signal transduction
- Ras signal transduction
- Regulation of Ras localization and cell transformation by evolutionarily conserved palmitoyltransferases.
Genes involved in glycine transport into the mitochondrion act upstream of, positive effect in heme biosynthesis
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acts upstream of, positive effect
Review Status
Last reviewed: March 9, 2018