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== Importance == | == Importance == | ||
The RDE-4 protein, and its interactions with RDE-1 and Dicer, is rather important due to the fact that it cleaves the dsRNA to form small interfering RNA or | The RDE-4 protein, and its interactions with RDE-1 and Dicer, is rather important due to the fact that it cleaves the dsRNA to form small interfering RNA or microRNA, which are then integrated into the RNA-induced silencing complex. <ref name=fifth>DOI: 311/5758/195</ref> This complex then targets mRNA and prevents translation by disrupting the targeted gene. Without RDE-4, gene silencing cannot occur and without this protein, DNA and RNA cannot be regulated. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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