Term Name:	symbiont-mediated suppression of host transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Synonyms:	inhibition of host transcription initiation by virus, suppression by virus of host DNA-dependent transcription, initiation, suppression by virus of host transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Definition:	Any process in which a virus stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the assembly of the RNA polymerase II preinitiation complex (PIC) at an RNA polymerase II promoter region of a host DNA template. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0039602]    QuickGO    AmiGO