FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

sphingomyelin catabolic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0006685 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of sphingomyelin, N-acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"sphingomyelin breakdown" ; "sphingomyelin catabolism" ; "sphingomyelin degradation"

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
sphingomyelin catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| sphingomyelin catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

phospholipid metabolic process
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process__
 |__phospholipid catabolic process___|
sphingolipid metabolic process       |
 |__sphingomyelin metabolic process__|
 |__sphingolipid catabolic process___|
lipid catabolic process              |
 |__phospholipid catabolic process___|
 |__sphingolipid catabolic process___|
organophosphate catabolic process    |
 |__phospholipid catabolic process___|
                                     sphingomyelin catabolic process  4 rec.
                                      |__regulation of sphingomyelin catabolic process
                                          |__positive regulation of sphingomyelin catabolic process

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Relationships
Is a	sphingomyelin metabolic process phospholipid catabolic process sphingolipid catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"sphingomyelin breakdown" EXACT "sphingomyelin catabolism" EXACT "sphingomyelin degradation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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