FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term positive regulation of locomotion ID (Ontology) GO:0040017 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of locomotion of a cell or organism.
Also Known As "up regulation of locomotion" ; "up-regulation of locomotion" ; "upregulation of locomotion"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       4
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 positive regulation of locomotion (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4
     involved_in | positive regulation of locomotion       4
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 |__regulation of locomotion___________________
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                                               positive regulation of locomotion  70 rec.
                                                |__positive regulation of backward locomotion
                                                |__positive regulation of cell motility 64 rec.
                                                |   |__positive regulation of amoeboid sperm motility
                                                |   |__positive regulation of cell migration(+) 62 rec.
                                                |   |__positive regulation of cilium-dependent cell motility(+) 1 rec.
                                                |__positive regulation of chemotaxis 3 rec.
                                                |   |__positive regulation of astrocyte chemotaxis
                                                |   |__positive regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance 2 rec.
                                                |   |__positive regulation of cell chemotaxis to fibroblast growth factor(+)
                                                |   |__positive regulation of chemotaxis to arachidonate
                                                |   |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis(+)
                                                |   |__positive regulation of endothelial cell chemotaxis to vascular endothelial growth factor
                                                |   |__positive regulation of fibroblast chemotaxis
                                                |   |__positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis(+)
                                                |   |__positive regulation of negative chemotaxis(+) 1 rec.
                                                |   |__positive regulation of positive chemotaxis(+)
                                                |   |__positive regulation of Schwann cell chemotaxis
                                                |   |__positive regulation of smooth muscle cell chemotaxis
                                                |__positive regulation of forward locomotion
                                                |__positive regulation of locomotion involved in locomotory behavior
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Synonyms
  • "activation of locomotion" NARROW
    "stimulation of locomotion" NARROW
    "up regulation of locomotion" EXACT
    "up-regulation of locomotion" EXACT
    "upregulation of locomotion" EXACT
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