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Table 3 A subset of relations defined in or imported into the NCRO ontology

From: The Non-Coding RNA Ontology (NCRO): a comprehensive resource for the unification of non-coding RNA biology

Relation

Domain

Range

Explanation

NCRO:is_classified_into

miRNA

miRNA_gene_family

Each miRNA can be classified

_gene_family_group

  

into some gene family.

NCRO:miRNA_expressed

miRNA_expression

tissue

miRNAs can be expressed in some

_in_tissue

  

specific tissues.

NCRO:regulate_mRNA

miRNA_expression

translation

miRNAs can regulate the translation

_translation

  

process of some mRNAs.

NCRO:regulate_miRNA

protein

transcription_of_miRNA

Proteins can regulate the

_transcription

  

transcription process of some miRNAs.

NCRO:is_model_of_disease

material entity

disease

A cell line is a model of some disease.

RO:participates in

gene

transcription,

A gene participates in the regulation

  

DNA-templated

of some transcription.

RO:participates in

miRNA_target_gene

miRNA_and_target_

A link to connect a miRNA and its

 

miRNA

gene_binding

likely target gene.

RO:participates in

promoter_of_miRNA

protein_miRNA_

Connection between the miRNA

 

protein

promoter_binding

promoter and protein.

RO:precedes

protein_miRNA_

miRNA_

Protein-promoter binding happens

 

promoter_binding

transcription_initiation

before the transcription.

RO:precedes

miRNA_transcription_

transcription_of_miRNA

Transcription initiation happens before

 

initiation

 

the transcription process.

RO:part of

organ

organism

An organ is part of some organism.

RO:part of

cell

organ

A cell is part of some organ.