pathogenicMechanism

P68675
predicate

Indicates the specific biological process or mechanism through which an agent causes disease or pathological effects in a host.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
pathogenicMechanism canonical 8
oncogenicMechanism 4
diseaseMechanism 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: pathogenicMechanism
Generated description
Indicates the specific biological process or mechanism through which an agent causes disease or pathological effects in a host.

Sample triples (19)

Subject Object
C9orf72 haploinsufficiency
C9orf72 RNA toxicity
C9orf72 dipeptide repeat protein toxicity
Legionella bacteria
surface form: Legionella
type IV secretion system via predicate surface "virulenceMechanism"
Yersiniaceae type III secretion system in some genera
Brugia timori lymphatic vessel infection via predicate surface "pathogenesis"
Ancylostomatidae blood loss from intestinal mucosa
Ancylostomatidae damage to intestinal mucosa
Schistosomatidae immune response to deposited eggs via predicate surface "pathologyMechanism"
CDK4 gene amplification via predicate surface "oncogenicMechanism"
CDK4 activating mutation via predicate surface "oncogenicMechanism"
CDK4 overexpression via predicate surface "oncogenicMechanism"
EWSR1 chromosomal translocation via predicate surface "oncogenicMechanism"
John Cunningham virus lytic infection of oligodendrocytes leading to demyelination via predicate surface "pathogenesisFeature"
Naegleria fowleri destruction of brain tissue
Naegleria fowleri induction of inflammation in the central nervous system
HD
surface form: Huntington's disease
toxic gain of function of mutant huntingtin protein via predicate surface "hasPathogenesis"
HTT gene
surface form: HTT
neurodegeneration of medium spiny neurons via predicate surface "pathogenicMechanismInDisease"
Pectobacterium degradation of plant cell walls via predicate surface "diseaseMechanism"