Preferred Label : RNA Degradation Pathway;
NCIt related terms : RNA degradation;
Alternative definition : KEGG: The correct processing, quality control and turnover of cellular RNA molecules
are critical to many aspects in the expression of genetic information. In eukaryotes,
two major pathways of mRNA decay exist and both pathways are initiated by poly(A)
shortening of the mRNA. In the 5' to 3' pathway, this is followed by decapping which
then permits the 5' to 3' exonucleolytic degradation of transcripts. In the 3' to
5' pathway, the exosome, a large multisubunit complex, plays a key role. The exosome
exists in archaeal cells, too. In bacteria, endoribonuclease E, a key enzyme involved
in RNA decay and processing, organizes a protein complex called degradosome. RNase
E or R interacts with the phosphate-dependent exoribonuclease polynucleotide phosphorylase,
DEAD-box helicases, and additional factors in the RNA-degrading complex.;
KEGG ID : hsa03018;
Origin ID : C91512;
UMLS CUI : C2984321;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Semantic type(s)
has_gene_product_element
pathway_has_gene_element