Causally upstream of, positive effect
Overview
- The 'causally upstream of, positive effect' relation is used to relate GO Biological Processes (BP) and/or GO Molecular Functions (MF) when:
- the mechanism that relates the upstream process (BP or MF) to the downstream process (BP or MF) is understood
- the activities of the gene products in the upstream process occur before events in the downstream process
- in order for the downstream process to occur normally, the upstream process needs to occur
Examples of Usage
- A peptidase activity that processes a signaling ligand.
Quality Control Checks
- Shex
- https://github.com/geneontology/go-shapes/blob/master/shapes/go-cam-shapes.shex
- Search this file for 'causally_upstream_of_positive_effect'.
Child Terms
Relations Ontology
causally upstream of, positive effect
Review Status
Modified on Sept 26, 2022 Last Reviewed: November 26, 2018