Silencing the ecdysone synthesis and signaling pathway genes disrupts nymphal development in the whitefly

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 740-746

  Luan, Jun Bo ^a   Ghanim, Murad ^b   Liu, Shu Sheng ^a   Czosnek, Henryk ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci; Development; Ecdysone synthesis and signaling pathway; Gene silencing

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ECDYSONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DEVELOPMENT; DOWN REGULATION; ECDYSONE SYNTHESIS AND SIGNALING PATHWAY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; METABOLISM; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWEET POTATO WHITEFLY;

BEMISIA TABACI; DEVELOPMENT; ECDYSONE SYNTHESIS AND SIGNALING PATHWAY; GENE SILENCING;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; ECDYSONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE SILENCING; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HEMIPTERA; NYMPH; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84879469426     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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