GO Term : GO:0042552 myelination GO

Namespace  biological_process Obsolete  false
description  The process in which myelin sheaths are formed and maintained around neurons. Oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system wrap axons with compact layers of their plasma membrane. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier.

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1 Ontology

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GO

15 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0007275 multicellular organismal development The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a multicellular organism over time from an initial condition (e.g. a zygote or a young adult) to a later condition (e.g. a multicellular animal or an aged adult).
GO:0032502 developmental process A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit: an anatomical structure (which may be a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, or organ), or organism over time from an initial condition to a later condition.
GO:0044699 single-organism process A biological process that involves only one organism.
GO:0009987 cellular process Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, but not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level.
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0044763 single-organism cellular process Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, occurring within a single organism.
GO:0044767 single-organism developmental process A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit: an anatomical structure (which may be a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, or organ), or organism over time from an initial condition to a later condition, involving only one organism.
GO:0044707 single-multicellular organism process A biological process occurring within a single, multicellular organism.
GO:0032501 multicellular organismal process Any biological process, occurring at the level of a multicellular organism, pertinent to its function.
GO:0048856 anatomical structure development The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an anatomical structure from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure, whatever form that may be including its natural destruction. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome.
GO:0048731 system development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an organismal system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a given biological process.
GO:0007399 nervous system development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of nervous tissue over time, from its formation to its mature state.
GO:0007272 ensheathment of neurons The process in which glial cells envelop neuronal cell bodies and/or axons to form an insulating layer. This can take the form of myelinating or non-myelinating ensheathment.
GO:0008366 axon ensheathment Any process in which the axon of a neuron is insulated, and that insulation maintained, thereby preventing dispersion of the electrical signal.
GO:0042552 myelination The process in which myelin sheaths are formed and maintained around neurons. Oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system wrap axons with compact layers of their plasma membrane. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier.

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33 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0042552 GO:0022010
is_a GO:0042552 GO:0022011
part of GO:0042552 GO:0030913
regulates GO:0042552 GO:0031641
negatively regulates GO:0042552 GO:0031642
regulates GO:0042552 GO:0031642
positively regulates GO:0042552 GO:0031643
regulates GO:0042552 GO:0031643
part of GO:0042552 GO:0032286
part of GO:0042552 GO:0032287
part of GO:0042552 GO:0032288
part of GO:0042552 GO:0032289
part of GO:0042552 GO:0032290
is_a GO:0008366 GO:0042552
is_a GO:0044699 GO:0042552
part of GO:0007399 GO:0042552
is_a GO:0044763 GO:0042552
part of GO:0048856 GO:0042552
part of GO:0007275 GO:0042552
is_a GO:0009987 GO:0042552
part of GO:0044699 GO:0042552
part of GO:0008150 GO:0042552
part of GO:0044707 GO:0042552
part of GO:0044767 GO:0042552
is_a GO:0007272 GO:0042552
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0042552
part of GO:0048731 GO:0042552
part of GO:0032501 GO:0042552
part of GO:0032502 GO:0042552
part of GO:0042552 GO:0043217

1 Synonyms

Name Type
myelinogenesis synonym