Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

sRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing

Term ID
GO:0040033
Synonyms
  • downregulation of mRNA translation, ncRNA-mediated
  • inhibition of mRNA translation, ncRNA-mediated
  • RNA-mediated gene silencing by inhibition of translation
  • small RNA-mediated gene silencing
  • sRNA-mediated gene silencing
Definition
A post-transcriptional gene silencing pathway mediated by the action of small regulatory non-coding RNAs (sRNAs). sRNAs are 20-500 nucleotides in length and found in bacteria. (3)
References
Ontology
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Phenotype
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