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Two possible mechanisms by which Oxp could augment protection against TEs in the female germline. Oxp might mediate binding and direct transcriptional repression of novel TE sites in the genome in cis (left). Alternatively, Oxp recruitment may generate piRNAs (either dependent or independent of subsequent HP1D/Rhino recruitment) that serve to silence TE copies in trans (right).
