[Go] Gene Symbols as GO synonyms

[Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark)]

Hi,

A couple of GO terms currently contain a problematically large number of 
  gene symbols
as related synonyms.
The synonyms were imported into the OBO file during updates from Enzyme
Commission data.

The synonyms are a problem because they mess up the display in GO
browsers. For example:

http://amigo.geneontology.org/cgi-bin/amigo/term-details.cgi?term=GO:0004714&session_id=6392amigo1207145654

They are also confusing for users as they resemble annotations, but are
only related synonyms.

To resolve this problem, on 16th April we are going to remove the list
of gene products as related synonyms from the following terms:

GO:0004714 (transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity)
(201 gene symbols included as synonyms)

GO:0004715 (non-membrane spanning protein tyrosine kinase activity) (84
gene symbols included as synonyms)

If you have any objection to this removal please reply to Jennifer
Deegan and Emily Dimmer.

Thanks,

Jennifer and Emily.


-- 
Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark)
EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute
Gene Ontology Consortium