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GO:0001896 / Biological Process

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GO:0001896

autolysis

A programmed cell death process observed in bacteria and filamentous fungi and leading to spontaneous death by lysis. Examples are lysis of the mother cell during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis and self-degradation of fungal cells in Aspergillus nidulans. Autolysis is also involved in bacterial biofilm formation.

2 annotations

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 10/07/12 00:00 08/23/24 21:40 O50608 GO:0001896 ECO:0000314 22564846 Jsamra1 View
Correct
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 04/19/16 00:00 08/23/24 21:40 E9RD40 GO:0001896 ECO:0000314 20966095 Zach.Bailey View