Property information

c enables p iff c is capable of p and c acts to execute p.

alternative label

executes

has

catalyzes

is executing

is catalyzing

curator note

This relation differs from the parent relation 'capable of' in that the parent is weaker and only expresses a capability that may not be actually realized, whereas this relation is always realized.

This relation is currently used experimentally by the Gene Ontology Consortium. It may not be stable and may be obsoleted at some future time.

example of usage

a particular instances of akt-2 enables some instance of protein kinase activity

see also

https://wiki.geneontology.org/Enables

term editor

Chris Mungall

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

Property relations