GO biological process ontology term - GO:0140455 - cytoplasm protein quality control
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0140455
- Name
- cytoplasm protein quality control
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of misfolded proteins in the cytoplasm, which are either targeted to cytoplasmic proteasomes for degradation or protected by chaperones to shield thermosensitive proteins from degradation until conditions allow disaggregation and refolding.
