Term Information

Accession
GO:0036205
Name
histone catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
histone protein catabolic process
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a histone protein by individual cells. Source: GOC:krc
Comment
This term was created even though it describes a process relating to a group of gene products, because histones are highly conserved proteins that are essential components of cellular chromatin in eukaryotic cells.
History
See term history for GO:0036205 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of histone catabolic process (GO:0036205)
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histone catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  protein catabolic process (GO:0030163)

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