GO biological process ontology term - GO:0110156 - mRNA methylguanosine-cap decapping
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0110156
- Name
- mRNA methylguanosine-cap decapping
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- Cleavage of the 5'-methylguanosine-cap of an mRNA. The methylguanosine-cap is present at the 5'-end of eukaryotic mRNAs. Decapping inactivates translation initiation and promotes 5'-to-3' decay of mRNA.
