Term Name: viral translational shunt
Synonyms: ribosomal shunt initiation pathway
Definition: A viral translation initiation mechanism where ribosomes are loaded onto viral mRNA at the 5'-cap structure and start scanning for a short distance before by-passing the large internal leader region and initiating at a downstream start site.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0039704]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: viral translation