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GO: Biological Process

RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity against RNA virus

Term ID
GO:0051214
Synonyms
  • RNA VIGS
  • RNA virus induced gene silencing
  • RNA virus-induced gene silencing
  • RNA virus-induced PTGS
Definition
An RNAi-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing pathway induced by RNA viruses leading to a sequence-specific degradation of target mRNAs or inhibition of translation. In plants, DCL4 is the primary Dicer to detect RNA viruses. (2)
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