20583-GO
Gene ID:
desmosome disassembly
Details:
The controlled breakdown of a desmosome. A desmosome is a patch-like intercellular junction found in vertebrate tissues, consisting of parallel zones of two cell membranes, separated by an space of 25-35 nm, and having dense fibrillar plaques in the subjacent cytoplasm. [GOC:BHF, GOC:vk, ISBN:0198506732, PMID:9182671]
Evidence Code: