Term Name: mRNA catabolic process
Synonyms: mRNA breakdown, mRNA catabolism, mRNA decay, mRNA degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of mRNA, messenger RNA, which is responsible for carrying the coded genetic 'message', transcribed from DNA, to sites of protein assembly at the ribosomes.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006402]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: mRNA metabolic process negative regulation of gene expression RNA catabolic process
has subtype: maternal mRNA clearance mitochondrial mRNA catabolic process nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process polyadenylation-dependent mRNA catabolic process polyuridylation-dependent mRNA catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of mRNA catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of mRNA catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of mRNA catabolic process