Term Information

Accession
GO:0007019
Name
microtubule depolymerization
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
microtubule disassembly, microtubule shortening, microtubule catastrophe, microtubule depolymerization during nuclear congression
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The removal of tubulin heterodimers from one or both ends of a microtubule. Source: ISBN:0815316194
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0007019 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of microtubule depolymerization (GO:0007019)
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microtubule depolymerization [is_a relation] is_a  protein depolymerization (GO:0051261)
microtubule depolymerization [is_a relation] is_a  supramolecular fiber organization (GO:0097435)
microtubule depolymerization [is_a relation] is_a  microtubule polymerization or depolymerization (GO:0031109)
Children of microtubule depolymerization (GO:0007019)
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regulation of microtubule depolymerization (GO:0031114) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  microtubule depolymerization
cytoplasmic microtubule depolymerization (GO:0010938) [is_a relation] is_a  microtubule depolymerization
mitotic spindle microtubule depolymerization (GO:1990755) [is_a relation] is_a  microtubule depolymerization
minus-end specific microtubule depolymerization (GO:0036078) [is_a relation] is_a  microtubule depolymerization
negative regulation of microtubule depolymerization (GO:0007026) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  microtubule depolymerization
plus-end specific microtubule depolymerization (GO:0070462) [is_a relation] is_a  microtubule depolymerization
astral microtubule depolymerization (GO:0060172) [is_a relation] is_a  microtubule depolymerization
positive regulation of microtubule depolymerization (GO:0031117) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  microtubule depolymerization
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