Term Name: cytolysis
Synonyms: autolysin activity, bacteriocin activity, bacteriolytic toxin activity, holin, lysin activity, lysis, necrosis
Definition: The rupture of cell membranes and the loss of cytoplasm.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019835]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cellular process
has subtype: cytolysis in another organism
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cytolysis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cytolysis
regulated by: regulation of cytolysis