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GO: Cellular Component

P-body

Term ID
GO:0000932
Synonyms
  • cytoplasmic foci
  • cytoplasmic mRNA processing body
  • P body
Definition
A focus in the cytoplasm where mRNAs may become inactivated by decapping or some other mechanism. Protein and RNA localized to these foci are involved in mRNA degradation, nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), translational repression, and RNA-mediated gene silencing. 12730603
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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