evasion by virus of host restriction-modification system
Term Information
Accession
GO:0099018
Name
evasion by virus of host restriction-modification system
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
restriction-modification system evasion by virus
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process, either active or passive, by which a virus evades the DNA restriction modification system of its host. Some viruses encode their own methyltransferase in order to protect their genome from host restriction enzymes. Others directly inhibit restruction enzymes while some use unusual bases in their genome to avoid restriction.
Source:PMID:23979432,
PMID:24123737,
VZ:3966,
PMID:20348932