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Term Information

Accession
GO:0035279
Name
mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
gene silencing by miRNA, mRNA cleavage, mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by microRNA, miRNA-mediated gene silencing, mRNA cleavage
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process in which microRNAs (miRNAs) direct the cleavage of target mRNAs. Once incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), a miRNA base pairing with near-perfect complementarity to the target mRNA will typically direct targeted endonucleolytic cleavage of the mRNA. Many plant miRNAs downregulate gene expression through this mechanism. Source: GOC:dph, PMID:15196554, GOC:mtg_lung, PMID:14744438
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0035279 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA (GO:0035279)
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mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  gene silencing by miRNA (GO:0035195)
mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA [is_a relation] is_a  mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing (GO:0098795)
Children of mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA (GO:0035279)
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endoribonuclease activity, cleaving miRNA-paired mRNA (GO:0090624) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA
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