FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term autophagy of mitochondrion ID (Ontology) GO:0000422 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The autophagic process in which mitochondria are delivered to a type of vacuole and degraded in response to changing cellular conditions.[ PubMed:15798367 PubMed:19289147 PubMed:23065344 ]
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 autophagy of mitochondrion (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | autophagy of mitochondrion
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catabolic process_______________________
process utilizing autophagic mechanism__|
                                        autophagy
                                         |__autophagy of mitochondrion  45 rec.
                                             |__micromitophagy
                                             |__mitophagy 40 rec.
                                             |   |__regulation of mitophagy(+) 13 rec.
                                             |   |__type 1 mitophagy
                                             |   |__type 2 mitophagy(+) 4 rec.
                                             |__mitophagy by internal vacuole formation
                                             |__regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion 15 rec.
                                                 |__negative regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion(+) 2 rec.
                                                 |__positive regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion(+) 13 rec.
                                                 |__regulation of mitophagy(+) 13 rec.
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  • "mitochondrion degradation" BROAD
    "mitochondrion disassembly" BROAD
    "mitophagy" NARROW
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