Argonaute is one of the key proteins in RNAi and is the catalytic cleaving component of the RNA induced silencing complex [1].
What does RISC stand for?
RISC stands for RNA Induced Silencing Complex (ribonucleoprotein complex involved in mRNA degradation)
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