Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

autophagy of mitochondrion

Term ID

GO:0000422

Synonyms

mitochondrion disassembly
mitophagy

Definition

The autophagic process in which mitochondria are delivered to a type of vacuole and degraded in response to changing cellular conditions. (3)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: autophagy

autophagy Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: micromitophagy mitophagy mitophagy by internal vacuole formation

micromitophagy mitophagy mitophagy by internal vacuole formation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion

negative regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion

positive regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion

regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes