Term Name: tRNA decay
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016078]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: RNA catabolic process tRNA metabolic process
has subtype: tRNA surveillance
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of tRNA catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of tRNA catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of tRNA catabolic process