AmiGO 2: Term Details for "oxytocin production" (GO:0036162)

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Accession: GO:0036162
Name: oxytocin production
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: oxytocin biosynthesis, oxytocin secretion
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The appearance of oxytocin, a cyclic nonapeptide hormone with amino acid sequence CYIQNCPLG, due to biosynthesis or secretion following a cellular stimulus, resulting in an increase in its intracellular or extracellular levels. Oxytocin is the principal uterine-contracting and milk-ejecting hormone of the posterior pituitary, and together with the neuropeptide vasopressin, is believed to influence social cognition and behavior. It also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Source: Wikipedia:Oxytocin, GOC:cjm
Comment: Note that this term is intended for use when a gene product is seen to cause apparent increases in intracellular or extracellular oxytocin levels, without specific regard as to whether the increase is due to increased biosynthesis, increased secretion of preexisting oxytocin molecules, or increased conversion from precursor molecules.
History: See term history for GO:0036162 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to oxytocin production (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to oxytocin production (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for oxytocin production (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0008152 metabolic process
GO:0009058 biosynthetic process
GO:0044237 cellular metabolic process
GO:0071704 organic substance metabolic process
GO:0044249 cellular biosynthetic process
GO:0043170 macromolecule metabolic process
GO:1901576 organic substance biosynthetic process
GO:0009059 macromolecule biosynthetic process
GO:0010467 gene expression
GO:0036162 oxytocin production
GO:0140669 negative regulation of oxytocin production
CL:4023108 oxytocin-secreting magnocellular cell
GO:0140668 positive regulation of oxytocin production
GO:0140667 regulation of oxytocin production

Parents of oxytocin production (GO:0036162)

subject	relation	object
oxytocin production	BFO:0000051	peptide hormone secretion (GO:0030072)
oxytocin production	is_a	gene expression (GO:0010467)

Children of oxytocin production (GO:0036162)

subject	relation	object
regulation of oxytocin production (GO:0140667)	RO:0002211	oxytocin production
positive regulation of oxytocin production (GO:0140668)	RO:0002213	oxytocin production
negative regulation of oxytocin production (GO:0140669)	RO:0002212	oxytocin production
oxytocin-secreting magnocellular cell (CL:4023108)	RO:0002215	oxytocin production

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