Structural highlights
6xu0 is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Archaeoglobus fulgidus and Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.9Å |
| Ligands: | , , , , , |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
PIWI_ARCFU Required for RNA-mediated gene silencing (RNAi). Binds to short RNAs such as short interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and may cleave or repress the translation of mRNAs which are complementary to them (By similarity).
