RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity against DNA virus
Term Information
Accession
GO:0051215
Name
RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity against DNA virus
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
DNA VIGS, DNA virus induced gene silencing, DNA virus-induced PTGS, DNA virus-induced gene silencing
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
An RNAi-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing pathway induced by DNA viruses leading to a sequence-specific degradation of target mRNAs or inhibition of translation. In plants, DCL3 is the primary Dicer to detect DNA viruses.
Source:PMID:23151511,
PMID:15165191,
PMID:17693253