Term Name: proteolysis
Synonyms: ATP-dependent proteolysis, peptidolysis
Definition: The hydrolysis of proteins into smaller polypeptides and/or amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006508]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein metabolic process
has subtype: membrane protein proteolysis protein processing proteolysis associated with antigen processing and presentation proteolysis involved in protein catabolic process self proteolysis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of proteolysis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of proteolysis
regulated by: regulation of proteolysis