| Dataset | GO Biological Process Annotations |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological process |
| Description | A process in which the extent of vascular smooth muscle contraction is reduced. Vascular smooth muscle relaxation is mediated via a decrease in the phosphorylation state of myosin light chain. This can be achieved by removal of calcium from the cytoplasm to the sarcoplasmic reticulum lumen through the action of Ca2+ ATPases leading to a decrease myosin light chain kinase activity, and through calcium-independent pathways leading to a increase in myosin light chain phosphatase activity. (Gene Ontology, GO_0060087) |
| External Link | http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0060087 |
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7 genes participating in the relaxation of vascular smooth muscle biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations dataset.
