Structural highlights
Function
AGO2_DROME Essential for RNA interference (RNAi); double-stranded RNA induces potent and specific gene silencing. RNAi is mediated by the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), a sequence-specific, multicomponent nuclease that destroys or silences messenger RNAs homologous to the silencing trigger.[1]
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References
- ↑ Hammond SM, Boettcher S, Caudy AA, Kobayashi R, Hannon GJ. Argonaute2, a link between genetic and biochemical analyses of RNAi. Science. 2001 Aug 10;293(5532):1146-50. PMID:11498593 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1064023
