virus induced gene silencing
id: GO:0009616
name: virus induced gene silencing
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Specific posttranscriptional gene inactivation ('silencing') both of viral gene(s), and host gene(s) homologous to the viral genes. This silencing is triggered by viral infection, and occurs through a specific decrease in the level of mRNA of both host and viral genes.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0051214 | RNA virus induced gene silencing |
| GO:0051215 | DNA virus induced gene silencing |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0045087 | innate immune response |
| GO:0051607 | defense response to virus |
| GO:0052018 | modulation by symbiont of RNA levels in host |
