Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

proteolysis

Term ID

GO:0006508

Synonyms

ATP-dependent proteolysis
peptidolysis

Definition

The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds.

References

Wikipedia:Proteolysis

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: protein metabolic process

protein metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: membrane protein proteolysis protein processing proteolysis associated with antigen processing and presentation proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process self proteolysis

membrane protein proteolysis protein processing proteolysis associated with antigen processing and presentation proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process self proteolysis Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of proteolysis

negative regulation of proteolysis Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of proteolysis

positive regulation of proteolysis Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of proteolysis

regulation of proteolysis Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes