miRNA-mediated gene silencing by mRNA destabilization
ID
GO_0035279
collection_id
Biological process
Exact synonym
gene silencing by miRNA, mRNA cleavage, mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by miRNA, mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing by microRNA, mRNA destabilization-mediated gene silencing by miRNA, miRNA-mediated gene silencing, mRNA cleavage
Description
An RNA interference pathway in which microRNAs (miRNAs) direct the cleavage of target mRNAs. Once incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), a miRNA base pairing with near-perfect complementarity to the target mRNA will typically direct targeted endonucleolytic cleavage of the mRNA. Many plant miRNAs downregulate gene expression through this mechanism.
Related synonym
deadenylation involved in gene silencing by miRNA, mRNA deadenylation-mediated gene silencing by miRNA, miRNA-mediated gene silencing by mRNA deadenylation