[Ontology-editors] use of regulates

[Jane Lomax]

So if A -regulates-> B, the all instances of A regulate some instances 
of B?

What do you mean by "the only difference between process X and process Y 
is the regulatory context"?

cheers,

Jane

Midori Harris wrote:
> David & Tanya will probably do a better job of this, but they're both 
> away this week, so ...
>
>> For example, in a situation where you have a term 'regulation of 
>> process X' but there's no process X in GO, but process X is_a process 
>> Y, is it okay to say that 'regulation of process X' regulates process 
>> Y? Or do we have to create a process X?
>
> Usually, yes, except where the only difference between process X and 
> process Y is the regulatory context. The example D&T used is 
> transcription -- there's a brief description in the Princeton meeting 
> minutes:
>
> http://wiki.geneontology.org/index.php/GO_18th_Consortium_Meeting_Minutes_Day_1#2.29_Regulation. 
>
>
> m


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