A non-invasive method for silencing gene transcription in honeybees maintained under natural conditions

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-160

  Nunes, Francis Morais Franco ^a,b   Simões, Zilá Luz Paulino ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Development; Environmental RNAi; Gene knockdown; Honey bee; Non invasive method; Off target effects; RNAi feeding; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INSECT PROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEES; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; INSECT PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VITELLOGENINS;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 60549101043     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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