Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

miRNA processing

Term ID
GO:0035196
Synonyms
  • gene silencing by miRNA, production of miRNAs
  • microRNA biogenesis
  • microRNA biosynthesis
  • microRNA biosynthetic process
  • microRNA metabolic process
  • microRNA metabolism
  • microRNA processing
  • microRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of microRNAs
  • miRNA biogenesis
  • miRNA maturation
  • miRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of miRNAs
  • production of microRNAs involved in gene silencing by microRNA
  • production of miRNAs involved in gene silencing by miRNA
Definition
A process leading to the generation of a functional miRNA. Includes the cleavage of stem-loop RNA precursors into microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNAs are a class of small RNAs that primarily silence genes by blocking the translation of mRNA transcripts into protein, or by increasing the degradation of non-protein-coding RNA transcripts. (4)
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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