AGO3 (source code)
= AGO3
{c}
A <Drosophila> Piwi-family <protein> that participates with <Aubergine> in <piRNA ping-pong amplification>.
Complementary cleavage relationships between small-RNA <molecular populations> can reinforce production of transposon-targeting guides. The resulting signature links sequence recognition to amplification rather than simply accumulating every small <RNA> indiscriminately. <Specialized piRNA Pathways Act in Germline and Somatic Tissues of the Drosophila Ovary by Colin D. Malone and others>[2009, germline piRNA pathways]{ref}
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