FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0045542 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cholesterol.

Also Known As

"positive regulation of cholesterol anabolism" ; "positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis" ; "positive regulation of cholesterol formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cholesterol biosynthetic process
 |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process________
positive regulation of biosynthetic process               |
 |__positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process___|
positive regulation of steroid biosynthetic process       |
 |__positive regulation of sterol biosynthetic process____|
positive regulation of steroid metabolic process          |
 |__positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process__|
positive regulation of small molecule metabolic process   |
 |__positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process__|
 |__positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process___|
regulation of cholesterol metabolic process               |
 |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process________|
 |__positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process__|
regulation of sterol biosynthetic process                 |
 |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process________|
 |__positive regulation of sterol biosynthetic process____|
regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process                |
 |__regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process________|
 |__positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process___|
                                                          positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process  1 rec.

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Is a	regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process positive regulation of sterol biosynthetic process positive regulation of alcohol biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"activation of cholesterol biosynthetic process" NARROW "positive regulation of cholesterol anabolism" EXACT "positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis" EXACT "positive regulation of cholesterol formation" EXACT "positive regulation of cholesterol synthesis" EXACT "stimulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process" NARROW "up regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process" EXACT "up-regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process" EXACT "upregulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process" EXACT
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