Term Name: cap-independent translational initiation
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Definition: The process where translation initiation recruits the 40S ribosomal subunits in a Cap and 5' end independent fashion before an AUG codon is encountered in an appropriate sequence context to initiate mRNA or circRNA translation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002190]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cytoplasmic translational initiation
has subtype: cap-independent translational initiation of circular RNA cap-independent translational initiation of linear mRNA
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of cap-independent translational initiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of cap-independent translational initiation
regulated by: regulation of cap-independent translational initiation