IRES-dependent translational initiation

id: GO:0002192
name: IRES-dependent translational initiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process where translation initiation recruits the 40S ribosomal subunits via an internal ribosome entry segment (IRES) before an AUG codon is encountered in an appropriate sequence context to initiate mRNA translation.

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