piRNA processing

Term ID

GO:0034587

Synonyms

• piRNA biogenesis
• piRNA biosynthetic process
• piRNA metabolic process
• piRNA metabolism
• PIWI-associated RNA biogenesis
• Piwi-associated RNA biosynthetic process
• Piwi-associated RNA metabolic process
• PIWI-associated RNA processing

Definition

A process leading to the generation of a functional piRNA. piRNAs (Piwi-associated RNAs) are a class of 24- to 30-nucleotide RNAs derived from repeat or complex DNA sequence elements and processed by a Dicer-independent mechanism. (3)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO