Towards the elements of successful insect RNAi

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1212-1221

  Scott, Jeffrey G ^a   Michel, Kristin ^b   Bartholomay, Lyric C ^c   Siegfried, Blair D ^d   Hunter, Wayne B ^e   Smagghe, Guy ^f   Zhu, Kun Yan ^b   Douglas, Angela E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; DsRNA; Insect pest control; RNA interference; SiRNA; Systemic RNAi

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DISEASE TREATMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HONEYBEE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY;

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DSRNA; GENETICS; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT PEST CONTROL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYSTEMIC RNAI;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DSRNA; INSECT PEST CONTROL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIRNA; SYSTEMIC RNAI;

ANIMALS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 84886775181     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.08.014     Document Type: Review

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