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RNA, Satellite MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
RNA, Satellite
Tree Number(s)
D13.444.735.721
Unique ID
D019244
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019244
Annotation
RNA molecules acting as molecular parasites of various RNA plant viruses; coord IM with specific plant virus /‌genet (IM or NIM) but note that CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS SATELLITE is available
Scope Note
Small, linear single-stranded RNA molecules functionally acting as molecular parasites of certain RNA plant viruses. Satellite RNAs exhibit four characteristic traits: (1) they require helper viruses to replicate; (2) they are unnecessary for the replication of helper viruses; (3) they are encapsidated in the coat protein of the helper virus; (4) they have no extensive sequence homology to the helper virus. Thus they differ from SATELLITE VIRUSES which encode their own coat protein, and from the genomic RNA; (=RNA, VIRAL); of satellite viruses. (From Maramorosch, Viroids and Satellites, 1991, p143)
Entry Term(s)
Satellite RNA
Satellite RNAs
Previous Indexing
RNA (1981-1996)
RNA, Viral (1974-1996)
See Also
Helper Viruses
Satellite Viruses
Public MeSH Note
97; SATELLITE RNA was indexed under RNA 1981-96
Online Note
use RNA, SATELLITE (NM) to search SATELLITE RNA 1981-96
History Note
97; was SATELLLITE RNA (NM) 1981-96
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2001/07/25
RNA, Satellite Preferred
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