What biological relationships are extracted in EmBiology?
Last updated on February 13, 2023Relation | Description | Example |
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Expression | Changes protein abundance by affecting levels of transcript or protein stability |
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miRNA Effect | Inhibitory effect of an miRNA on its mRNA target |
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Promoter Binding | Binds to the promoter of a gene |
FOXC1 has a positive "PromoterBinding" relationship with MMP7 |
Regulation | Changes activity by an unknown mechanism (may be direct or indirect) |
SOCS3 has a positive "Regulation" relationship with diabetes mellitus |
Direct Regulation | Influences activity by direct physical interaction |
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Binding | Direct physical interaction between two molecules |
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Protein Modification | Changes the modification of the target molecule, usually by direct interaction |
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Biomarker | Identification of proteins/complexes/functional classes/metabolites that are prognostic or diagnostic biomarkers for a disease |
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Genetic Change | Genetic changes such as gene deletions, amplifications, mutations or epigenetic changes |
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Quantitative Change | Changes in abundance/activity/expression of a gene/protein/small molecule in a disease state |
Breast cancer has a positive "QuantitativeChange" relationship with AGK |
State Change | Changes in a protein’s post-translational modification status or alternative splicing events |
Breast cancer has a "StateChange" relationship with estrogen receptor |
Functional Assoc. | Between a disease and a cellular process or another disease |
Chronic pancreatitis has a "FunctionalAssociation" relationship with pancreatic cancer |
Chemical Reaction | Either enzyme catalysed or spontaneous chemical reaction |
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Molecular Synthesis | Changes the concentration of the target |
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Molecular Transport | Changes the localization of the target |
Tamoxifen has a positive "MolTransport" relationship with MAPK3 |
Clinical Trial | Clinical trials conducted for a drug against a disease (from CT.gov) |
Tamoxifen has a positive “Clinical Trial" relationship with breast cancer |
Cell Expression | Expression of proteins within or on the surface of a cell |
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