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Term Name | mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA |
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Term Accession | GO:0035279 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (3) | gene silencing by miRNA, mRNA cleavage, miRNA-mediated gene silencing, mRNA cleavage, mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by microRNA |
Definition | The process in which microRNAs (miRNAs) direct the cleavage of target mRNAs. Once incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), a miRNA will typically direct cleavage by base pairing with near-perfect complementarity to the target mRNA. Many plant miRNAs downregulate gene expression through this mechanism. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
GOC: | dph |
GOC: | mtg_lung |
PMID: | 14744438 |
PMID: | 15196554 |