Connect neuromuscular process controlling posture/balance to musculoskeletal movement

[cmungall]

Can we connect these two hierarchies? See figure

Not clear what the correct relationship type is, we need starts/ends for the two processes.

From: https://github.com/obophenotype/human-phenotype-ontology/issues/791

Prospectively assigning @dosumis as he is involved with the NBO effort

[dosumis]

Arguably, maintenance of posture is an active process that can happen without movement (?). If so, maybe we want a movement term underneath that links the two hierarchies.

The voluntary term is very problematic. Probably there to distinguish from reflexive. But very hard to define. I have some experts i can chat to about better terms.

[pgaudet]

See https://github.com/obophenotype/human-phenotype-ontology/wiki/Movement

[raymond91125]

In order to maintain posture and balance, one needs to make musculoskeletal movement. I think the the relationship is has_part:

neuromuscular process controlling posture has_part musculoskeletal movement

REFs

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28035562/ (only abstract accessible)
2. https://www.78stepshealth.us/body-function/maintenance-of-upright-posture-and-balance.html

[pgaudet]

In ShEX we dont use 'has part' to link 2 BPs; does the same rule apply in the ontology? https://github.com/geneontology/go-shapes/blob/master/shapes/go-cam-shapes.shex

@cmungall

Thanks, Pascale

[pgaudet]

Yes has_part is allowed for BP

[pgaudet]

Decision:

• add GO:0050881 musculoskeletal movement is_a GO:0050905 neuromuscular process
• GO:0050885 neuromuscular process controlling balance has_part GO:0050881 musculoskeletal movement
• GO:0050884 neuromuscular process controlling posture has_part GO:0050881 musculoskeletal movement
• Add in file present_in_taxon Drosophila (7215 - check): https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/blob/master/src/taxon_constraints/present_in_taxon.tsv