Category:GO:0009452 ! 7-methylguanosine RNA capping

name: 7-methylguanosine RNA capping
namespace: biological_process
def: "The sequence of enzymatic reactions by which the RNA 5' cap structure, an inverted 7-methylguanosine linked via a 5'-5' triphosphate bridge (m7G(5')ppp(5')X) to the first transcribed residue, is added to a nascent transcript. Additional methylation can occur on the ribose sugars of the first and second nucleotides adjacent to the m7G nRNA cap. These methylations are often referred to as N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine (m6,2A) and N6,2'-O-dimethylguanosine (m6,2G), respectively." [GOC:vw, PMID:9266685]
synonym: "m(7)G RNA capping" EXACT [GOC:bf, GOC:krc, GOC:mah]
synonym: "RNA capping" BROAD [GOC:krc, GOC:mah]
is_a: GO:0036260 ! RNA capping

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0009452</GOterm>
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