Category:GO:0051261 ! protein depolymerization

name: protein depolymerization
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process in which protein polymers, compounds composed of a large number of component monomers, are broken down. Depolymerization occurs by the successive removal of monomers from an existing poly- or oligomeric protein." [GOC:ai]
subset: goslim_pir
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "protein polymer breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "protein polymer catabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "protein polymer catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "protein polymer degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0043624 ! cellular protein complex disassembly

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 6 child terms, out of 6 total.

• [+] GO:0007019 ! microtubule depolymerization (9)
• [  ] GO:0007078 ! lamin depolymerization
• [  ] GO:0010995 ! free ubiquitin chain depolymerization
• [+] GO:0030042 ! actin filament depolymerization (4)
• [+] GO:0045106 ! intermediate filament depolymerization (3)
• [+] GO:0072319 ! vesicle uncoating (4)