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Scheme of the process of silencing a gene by interference. Introduction of a silencing vector produces a dsRNA which is processed by DICER, creating siRNAs. The siRNAs are recognized by RISC when AGO protein is joined to the complex and selects the guide strand. This strand directs the catalytic complex to the complementary mRNA, degrading it and repressing translation.
