Term Name: nucleophagy
Synonyms: autophagy of nucleus, late nucleophagy, nucleus degradation
Definition: A form of autophagy, by which damaged or non-essential parts of the nucleus, or even an entire nucleus is degraded.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0044804]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: macroautophagy
has subtype: piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus