GO biological process ontology term - GO:0007019 - microtubule depolymerization

Term summary

ID: GO:0007019
Name: microtubule depolymerization
Ontology or CV name: GO biological process
Definition: The removal of tubulin heterodimers from one or both ends of a microtubule.

Parents

is_a microtubule polymerization or depolymerization
is_a protein depolymerization
is_a supramolecular fiber organization

Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0007019 - microtubule depolymerization

References:

Genes:

GO:0060172 - astral microtubule depolymerization

References:

PMID:16951255

Genes:

peg1 (SPAC3G9.12)

GO:0070462 - plus-end specific microtubule depolymerization

References:

PMID:31427431

Genes:

GO:0031117 - positive regulation of microtubule depolymerization

References:

PMID:26443240

Genes:

pka1 (SPBC106.10)