Term Name: cytoplasm protein quality control
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Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of misfolded proteins in the cytoplasm, which are either targeted to cytoplasmic proteasomes for degradation or protected by chaperones to shield thermosensitive proteins from degradation until conditions allow disaggregation and refolding.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0140455]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein quality control for misfolded or incompletely synthesized proteins
has subtype: cytoplasm protein quality control by the ubiquitin-proteasome system