RNA catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006401

Synonyms

RNA breakdown
RNA catabolism
RNA degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of RNA, ribonucleic acid, one of the two main type of nucleic acid, consisting of a long, unbranched macromolecule formed from ribonucleotides joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: nucleic acid catabolic process RNA metabolic process

nucleic acid catabolic process RNA metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: 21U-RNA catabolic process DNA replication, removal of RNA primer lncRNA catabolic process miRNA catabolic process mitochondrial RNA catabolic process ... Show All 15 Terms

21U-RNA catabolic process DNA replication, removal of RNA primer lncRNA catabolic process miRNA catabolic process mitochondrial RNA catabolic process mRNA catabolic process polyadenylation-dependent RNA catabolic process pre-mRNA catabolic process RNA fragment catabolic process RNA surveillance rRNA catabolic process siRNA catabolic process sno(s)RNA catabolic process snRNA catabolic process tRNA decay Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of RNA catabolic process

negative regulation of RNA catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: RNA destabilization

RNA destabilization Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of RNA stability

regulation of RNA stability Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes