Term Name:	P-body
Synonyms:	cytoplasmic foci, cytoplasmic mRNA processing body, P body
Definition:	A focus in the cytoplasm where mRNAs may become inactivated by decapping or some other mechanism. Protein and RNA localized to these foci are involved in mRNA degradation, nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), translational repression, and RNA-mediated gene silencing.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0000932]    QuickGO    AmiGO