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|def="an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons [wikipedia]. A portion of tissue which is a fasiculated group of axons[ZFA]. Segment of neural tree organ which has as its parts a nerve trunk and its branches; together with other nerves of the same tree it constitutes a neural tree. Examples: chorda tympani, digastric branch of facial nerve, greater petrosal nerve, posterior cutaneous branch of posterior ramus of cervical nerve, superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm[FMA]." [FMA:65132, Wikipedia: | |def="an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons [wikipedia]. A portion of tissue which is a fasiculated group of axons[ZFA]. Segment of neural tree organ which has as its parts a nerve trunk and its branches; together with other nerves of the same tree it constitutes a neural tree. Examples: chorda tympani, digastric branch of facial nerve, greater petrosal nerve, posterior cutaneous branch of posterior ramus of cervical nerve, superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm[FMA]." [FMA:65132, Wikipedia:Nervous_system, ZFA:0007009, ZFIN:curator] | ||
|xref=AAO:0011070;;AEO:0000137;;BTO:0000925;;EHDAA:2851;;EHDAA:3776;;EHDAA:4657 | |xref=AAO:0011070;;AEO:0000137;;BTO:0000925;;EHDAA2:0003137;;EHDAA:2851;;EHDAA:3776;;EHDAA:4657;;EV:0100162;;FBbt:00005105;;FMA:65132;;GAID:758;;galen:Nerve;;MA:0000217;;ncithesaurus:Nerve;;OpenCyc:Mx4rwP3lkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA;;SCTID:256864008;;TAO:0007009;;XAO:0003047;;ZFA:0007009 | ||
|is_a=UBERON:0000122;;UBERON:0003714 | |is_a=UBERON:0000122;;UBERON:0003714 | ||
|synonym="neural subtree" RELATED [FMA:65132] | |synonym="neural subtree" RELATED [FMA:65132] | ||
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|property_value=IAO:0000412 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl | |property_value=IAO:0000412 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl;;UBPROP:0000001 "A portion of tissue which is a fasiculated group of axons.[TAO]" xsd:string | ||
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Revision as of 16:58, 26 June 2012
Name: | nerve | ||
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Definition: | "an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons [wikipedia]. A portion of tissue which is a fasiculated group of axons[ZFA]. Segment of neural tree organ which has as its parts a nerve trunk and its branches; together with other nerves of the same tree it constitutes a neural tree. Examples: chorda tympani, digastric branch of facial nerve, greater petrosal nerve, posterior cutaneous branch of posterior ramus of cervical nerve, superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm[FMA]." [FMA:65132, Wikipedia:Nervous_system, ZFA:0007009, ZFIN:curator] | ||
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Synonyms: | "neural subtree" RELATED [FMA:65132] | ||
Comments: | check nerve vs peripheral nerve vs tract. Check isa hierarchy - we include under neural tissue as well as neuron projection bundle for now. FMA also has this under organ segment | ||
Alt_id: |
UBERON:FBbt_00005099-FMA_5914 UBERON:FBbt_00005105-FMA_65132-MA_0000217-XAO_0003047-ZFA_0007009 | ||
Subset: |
uberon_slim vertebrate_core |
Ontology association<br>Each term has an is_a parent in the Uberon Ontology, which has a linkage to an another entity and FANTOM5 samples.Libraries were grouped into mutually exclusive facets according to the FANTOM5 sample ontology mapping to UBERON ontologies.<br><br>link to ontology dataset<br>data
Parents
is_a: | UBERON:0000122(neuron projection bundle),UBERON:0003714(neural tissue) |
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Children
is a: | UBERON:0001785 (cranial nerve),UBERON:0002003 (peripheral nerve),UBERON:0004904 (nerve connecting eye with brain) |
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Ontology Tree: Loaded from BioPortal
Ontorolgy tree(Small window open)
FF samples<br>It includes FANTOM5 samples that overlay the Uberon ontology
Human (Homo sapiens)
- 10277-104E7 (optic nerve, donor1)
- 10280-104F1
- 10305-104H8
- 10308-104I2
- 10333-105B9
- 10336-105C3
- 11959-126C6 (Neurons - spiral ganglion, pool1)
Mouse (Mus musculus)
- 10277-104E7 (optic nerve, donor1)
- 10280-104F1
- 10305-104H8
- 10308-104I2
- 10333-105B9
- 10336-105C3
- 11959-126C6 (Neurons - spiral ganglion, pool1)
Enrichment analysis: top 100 FFCP enriched with this ontology term TOP 100 FANTOM5 Cage Peaks enriched with UBERON:0001021 (nerve), sorted by p-values <br>Analyst: Hideya Kawaji<br><br>link to source dataset <br>human : data <br>mouse : data
P-value | FFCP | Short description |
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5.42e-195 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr12:57628762..57628773,-#_d0b545b5131017920ff8b5c7c4fff5e4 | p@chr12:57628762..57628773, - |
5.42e-195 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr12:57628762..57628773,-#_d0b545b5131017920ff8b5c7c4fff5e4 | p@chr12:57628762..57628773, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr18:74702556..74702558,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr18:74702556..74702558, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr4:127394496..127394500,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr4:127394496..127394500, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr14:105807545..105807554,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr14:105807545..105807554, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:188432107..188432111,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr2:188432107..188432111, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr1:62928606..62928608,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr1:62928606..62928608, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr5:151258901..151258902,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr5:151258901..151258902, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr4:127394496..127394500,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr4:127394496..127394500, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr18:74702556..74702558,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr18:74702556..74702558, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr18:25161980..25161984,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr18:25161980..25161984, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:188432107..188432111,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr2:188432107..188432111, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr5:149250331..149250335,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr5:149250331..149250335, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr5:151258901..151258902,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr5:151258901..151258902, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr14:105807545..105807554,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr14:105807545..105807554, + |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr18:25161980..25161984,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr18:25161980..25161984, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:60133192..60133194,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr2:60133192..60133194, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:60133192..60133194,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr2:60133192..60133194, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr7:15056365..15056368,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr7:15056365..15056368, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr5:149250331..149250335,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr5:149250331..149250335, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr7:15056365..15056368,-#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr7:15056365..15056368, - |
9.37e-99 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr1:62928606..62928608,+#_d3a833bbac083d29f403c01eb3a10c7b | p@chr1:62928606..62928608, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr10:118927879..118927891,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr10:118927879..118927891, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr9:79519652..79519664,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr9:79519652..79519664, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr5:24554148..24554153,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p1@ENST00000510391 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:29484252..29484254,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:29484252..29484254, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr12:68567714..68567717,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr12:68567714..68567717, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr4:139501766..139501798,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr4:139501766..139501798, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr16:66170755..66170759,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr16:66170755..66170759, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:30144229..30144240,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p10@ALK |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr12:59444098..59444102,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr12:59444098..59444102, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chrX:131884370..131884375,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chrX:131884370..131884375, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr14:76447439..76447452,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p18@TGFB3 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr3:39827273..39827281,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr3:39827273..39827281, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr19:48479835..48479841,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr19:48479835..48479841, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr5:126962527..126962529,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr5:126962527..126962529, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr19:35978717..35978722,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr19:35978717..35978722, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr1:1413227..1413230,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p2@ATAD3B |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr18:45498690..45498695,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr18:45498690..45498695, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr10:62149979..62149980,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p59@ANK3 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:134472430..134472432,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:134472430..134472432, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr12:127992016..127992052,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr12:127992016..127992052, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr1:7709325..7709329,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr1:7709325..7709329, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr1:218214846..218214850,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr1:218214846..218214850, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr6:16317123..16317126,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr6:16317123..16317126, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr12:68567714..68567717,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr12:68567714..68567717, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:133035182..133035195,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:133035182..133035195, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr22:30951607..30951613,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr22:30951607..30951613, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr7:88535666..88535671,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr7:88535666..88535671, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr5:58471631..58471634,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr5:58471631..58471634, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr4:130221053..130221071,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr4:130221053..130221071, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr16:89970522..89970530,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p9@TCF25 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr5:24554148..24554153,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p1@ENST00000510391 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:29484252..29484254,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:29484252..29484254, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr14:37227792..37227796,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr14:37227792..37227796, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr12:296753..296755,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr12:296753..296755, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr1:44991346..44991355,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr1:44991346..44991355, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr14:106176908..106176916,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p3@BC098451 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr4:139501766..139501798,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr4:139501766..139501798, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr11:30166055..30166059,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr11:30166055..30166059, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr9:79519652..79519664,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr9:79519652..79519664, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr3:181328346..181328351,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p22@SOX2-OT |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr11:2435409..2435443,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr11:2435409..2435443, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr16:55740953..55740956,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr16:55740953..55740956, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr3:39827273..39827281,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr3:39827273..39827281, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:165170873..165170919,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:165170873..165170919, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr16:19586229..19586233,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p12@C16orf62 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr16:66170755..66170759,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr16:66170755..66170759, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr12:78359873..78359882,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p41@NAV3 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr3:131712314..131712315,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr3:131712314..131712315, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr19:35978717..35978722,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr19:35978717..35978722, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr14:78718132..78718157,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr14:78718132..78718157, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr4:139590958..139590961,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr4:139590958..139590961, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr8:130597061..130597068,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr8:130597061..130597068, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr19:48479835..48479841,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr19:48479835..48479841, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr9:74167667..74167687,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr9:74167667..74167687, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr1:7709325..7709329,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr1:7709325..7709329, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr8:133945378..133945386,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr8:133945378..133945386, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr1:86911063..86911068,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr1:86911063..86911068, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chrX:131884370..131884375,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chrX:131884370..131884375, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr7:88535666..88535671,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr7:88535666..88535671, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr12:78359873..78359882,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p41@NAV3 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr6:121951983..121951986,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr6:121951983..121951986, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr10:37679189..37679193,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr10:37679189..37679193, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr8:90420477..90420478,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr8:90420477..90420478, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr9:19514976..19514978,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr9:19514976..19514978, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr4:130221053..130221071,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr4:130221053..130221071, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr1:44991346..44991355,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr1:44991346..44991355, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr11:79291300..79291301,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr11:79291300..79291301, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr11:20791058..20791067,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p10@NELL1 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:192696669..192696673,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:192696669..192696673, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr13:64423563..64423566,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr13:64423563..64423566, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr8:22000519..22000525,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr8:22000519..22000525, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr17:47107522..47107524,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr17:47107522..47107524, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:242808350..242808356,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p2@LOC100131763 |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr7:95704857..95704906,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr7:95704857..95704906, + |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr3:181328346..181328351,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p22@SOX2-OT |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr2:165170873..165170919,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:165170873..165170919, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE1:Hg19::chr2:240176859..240176904,-#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr2:240176859..240176904, - |
2.55e-98 | FFCP PHASE2:Hg19::chr18:61506836..61506840,+#_5f828c8a1ebb642a109db98d40eb5b79 | p@chr18:61506836..61506840, + |
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