| description | Viral protein involved in suppressing host mRNAs expression to maximize expression of viral mRNAs. Decimating cellular mRNAs eventually leads to shutoff of host proteins expression and gives virus transcripts a competitive edge for access to the cellular translation machinery. Preventing the expression of host proteins is also a strategy to counteract the antiviral response. Suppression of host mRNA can be performed by interfering with host pre-mRNA processing function (splicing or polyadenylation), by degrading mRNAs or blocking their export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm |
Ontology Term --> All ancestors
Ontology Term --> All descendants
Ontology Term --> Direct children
Ontology Term --> Direct parents
