RNA interference in the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) induced by double-stranded RNA feeding

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-391

  Turner, C T ^a,b   Davy, M W ^a   MacDiarmid, R M ^a   Plummer, K M ^b,c   Birch, N P ^b   Newcomb, R D ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase; dsRNA feeding; Lepidoptera; Pheromone binding protein; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INSECT PROTEIN; PHEROMONE BINDING PROTEIN, INSECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LARVA; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTH; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MALE; MOTHS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 33744531609     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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