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Table 1 GO regulation definitions

From: BioCause: Annotating and analysing causality in the biomedical domain

GO ID

GO term

GO definition

GO:0050789

Regulation of a biological process

Any process that modulates the frequency, rate 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.

GO:0048518

Positive regulation of a biological process

Any process that activates or increases the frequency 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.

GO:0048519

Negative regulation of a biological process

Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the 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.

  1. Gene Ontology definitions of regulation, positive regulation and negative regulation of biological processes.