NTR: intercellular transport

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name: intercellular transport (GO:new1)

name space: biological_process

Def: "The movement of substances between cells" [GOC:DL]

is_a GO:0006810 ! transport

name: plasmodesmata-mediated intercellular transport (GO:new2)

synonym: plasmodesma-mediated intercellular transport

name space: biological_process

Def: "The movement of substances between cells via plasmodesmata. Plasmodesmata is a fine cytoplasmic channel, found in all higher plants, that connects the cytoplasm of one cell to that of an adjacent cell." [PMID: 17601829]

is_a GO:new1 ! intercellular transport

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Original Ticket: "geneontology/ontology-requests/4618":https://sourceforge.net/p/geneontology/ontology-requests/4618

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It seems like intercellular transport could also be is_a multicellular organism process (GO:0032501).

Original comment by: mah11

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But plasmodesma-mediated intercellular transport is not a MOP. It's talking about transport between cells within a single organism. If we make 'intercellular transport' an is_a MOP, we'd have a true path violation, right? I think leaving it as a (transitive) is_a 'transport' is fine.
Transport def: The directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of, within or between cells. [source: GOC:mah]

We could make any children (if/when they come along) of 'intercellular transport' that are truly about transport between two organisms children of MOP instead instead of this parent term.

Original comment by: tberardini

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I didn't say multi-organism process (GO:0051704), which I totally agree wouldn't do. Is there any reason why intercellular transport isn't a multicellular organism process (GO:0032501) (MCOP??)? If so, then just having the path to transport is fine. Plants that have plasmodesmata are multicellular, no? (spot the non-plant-person going out on a pun-not-intended limb)

The term names are too confusing! (but I haven't got any better suggestions ...)

Original comment by: mah11

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I'm OK with making 'intercellular transport' a child of 'multicellular organismal process (GO:0032501)'.

Should we make 'vascular transport (GO:0010232)' a child of 'intercellular transport'? Currently it is a child of 'transport'.

Original comment by: donghui

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You're right, Midori. I got confused between multi-organism process and multicellular organismal process. Should we modify the def to say: "The movement of substances between cells in a multicellular organism." just to be crystal clear that we don't mean transport of substances between two yeast cells or two bacteria?

Original comment by: tberardini

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oops, let this slip ... anyway, the latest sounds fine with me! m

Original comment by: mah11

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here is the final version with updated definition and parentage:

name: intercellular transport (GO:new1)

name space: biological_process

Def: "The movement of substances between cells in a multicellular organism." [GOC:DL]

is_a GO:0006810 ! transport is_a GO:0032501 ! multicellular organismal process

name: plasmodesmata-mediated intercellular transport (GO:new2)

synonyms: plasmodesma-mediated intercellular transport plasmodesmata-mediated cell-to-cell transport plasmodesma-mediated cell-to-cell transport

name space: biological_process

Def: "The movement of substances between cells via plasmodesmata. Plasmodesmata is a fine cytoplasmic channel, found in all higher plants, that connects the cytoplasm of one cell to that of an adjacent cell." [PMID: 17601829]

is_a GO:new1 ! intercellular transport

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added

GO:0010496 intercellular transport GO:0010497 plasmodesmata-mediated intercellular transport

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• status: open --> closed-accepted

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