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A <Drosophila> Piwi-family <protein> participating in <germline> <piRNA>-mediated regulation, including ping-pong amplification.
It binds selected small <RNAs> and participates in transcript recognition and cleavage within a <germline> defence network. Its relationship with <AGO3> helps amplify appropriate guide <molecular populations>, linking molecular specificity to transposon control. <An epigenetic role for maternally inherited piRNAs in transposon silencing by Julius Brennecke and others>[2008, inherited piRNAs and transposon repression]{ref}
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