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GO: Biological Process

RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity against DNA virus

Term ID
GO:0051215
Synonyms
  • DNA VIGS
  • DNA virus induced gene silencing
  • DNA virus-induced gene silencing
  • DNA virus-induced PTGS
Definition
An RNAi-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing pathway induced by DNA viruses leading to a sequence-specific degradation of target mRNAs or inhibition of translation. In plants, DCL3 is the primary Dicer to detect DNA viruses. (3)
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