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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of piRNAs, Piwi-associated RNAs, a class of 24- to 30-nucleotide RNA derived from repeat or complex DNA sequence elements and processed by a Dicer-independent mechanism. The cellular chemical reactions and pathways involving RNA, ribonucleic acid, one of the two main type of nucleic acid, consisting of a long, unbranched macromolecule formed from ribonucleotides joined in 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage. The chemical reactions and pathways involving piRNAs, Piwi-associated RNAs, a class of 24- to 30-nucleotide RNA derived from repeat or complex DNA sequence elements and processed by a Dicer-independent mechanism. The chemical reactions and pathways involving non-coding RNA transcripts (ncRNAs).

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: piRNA metabolic process
Acc: GO:0034587
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways involving piRNAs, Piwi-associated RNAs, a class of 24- to 30-nucleotide RNA derived from repeat or complex DNA sequence elements and processed by a Dicer-independent mechanism.
Synonyms:
  • Piwi-associated RNA metabolic process
  • piRNA metabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0034587 - piRNA metabolic process (interactive image map)
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