GO_0006032 | chitin catabolic process | OmnibusX

chitin catabolic process

I. Involved cell types

	Genes	Cell types	No. of supported studies
Group 1	CTBS	myeloid cell	21 studies
Group 2	CHI3L1	epithelial cell myeloid cell secretory cell endothelial cell glial cell lymphocyte neuron	6 studies
Group 3	CHI3L2	type II pneumocyte CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell T cell exhausted T cell	13 studies

II. Literature review

Name	chitin catabolic process
ID	GO_0006032
collection_id	Biological process
Exact synonym	beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process, beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolism, chitin breakdown, chitin catabolism, chitin degradation
Description	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
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Genes	OVGP1 CHI3L1 CHIA CHIT1 CHI3L2 CTBS