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GO: Biological Process

viral translational shunt

Term ID
GO:0039704
Synonyms
  • ribosomal shunt initiation pathway
Definition
A viral translation initiation mechanism where ribosomes are loaded onto viral mRNA at the 5'-cap structure and start scanning for a short distance before by-passing the large internal leader region and initiating at a downstream start site. (2)
References
  • VZ:608
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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