RNA interference can be used to disrupt gene function in tardigrades

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-181

  Tenlen, Jennifer R ^a,c   McCaskill, Shaina ^a,b   Goldstein, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evo devo; Extreme environments; Hypsibius dujardini; RNA interference; Tardigrade

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HD ACT 1 GENE; HD DFD 1 GENE; HD DLC 1 GENE; HD FTT 1 GENE; HD MAG 1 GENE; HD MYO 1 GENE; HYPSIBIUS DUJARDINI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; RNA INTERFERENCE; TARDIGRADA;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, LETHAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; TARDIGRADA;

ARTHROPODA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HYPSIBIUS DUJARDINI; NEMATODA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84876477243     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: 1432041X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-012-0432-6     Document Type: Article

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