Term Name: amyloid precursor protein catabolic process
Synonyms: amyloid precursor protein breakdown, amyloid precursor protein catabolism, amyloid precursor protein degradation, APP catabolic process, APP catabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amyloid precursor protein (APP), the precursor of amyloid-beta, a glycoprotein associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042987]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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has parts: aspartic-type endopeptidase activity involved in amyloid precursor protein catabolic process metalloendopeptidase activity involved in amyloid precursor protein catabolic process
is a type of: amyloid precursor protein metabolic process
has subtype: amyloid-beta formation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of amyloid precursor protein catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of amyloid precursor protein catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of amyloid precursor protein catabolic process