Category:GO:0075522 ! IRES-dependent viral translational initiation

id: GO:0075522

name: IRES-dependent viral translational initiation
namespace: biological_process
def: "Process by which viral mRNA translation is initiated, where a domain in the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the viral mRNA called an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) binds the host 43S preinitiation complex, circumventing regular cap-dependent translation initiation." [GOC:bf, GOC:jl, PMID:19632368, VZ:867]
xref: "Viral initiation of translation.html VZ:867 "Viral initiation of translation: IRES and DLP"
is_a: GO:0016032 ! viral process
relationship: part_of: GO:0019081 ! viral translation

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0075522</GOterm>
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