Term Name: Rhino-Deadlock-Cutoff Complex
Synonyms: RDC complex, rhi-del-cuff complex
Definition: Protein complex found in Drosophila consisting of the gene products of cuff, del and rhi. It regulates the licensing of transcription of dual-strand PIWI interacting RNA (piRNA) source loci by binding to dual-strand-cluster chromatin, probably via the H3K9me3-binding activity of Rhi. Rhi binding brings the putative termination cofactor Cuff in close proximity to the nascent piRNA precursor transcript which it appears to protect from degradation.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:1990469]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: germ cell nucleus
is a type of: nuclear protein-containing complex PET complex