tRNA decay

Term ID

GO:0016078

Synonyms

• tRNA breakdown
• tRNA catabolic process
• tRNA catabolism
• tRNA degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tRNA, transfer RNA, a class of relatively small RNA molecules responsible for mediating the insertion of amino acids into the sequence of nascent polypeptide chains during protein synthesis.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO