Functional analysis of an immune gene of Spodoptera littoralis by RNAi

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 90-97

  Di Lelio, Ilaria ^a   Varricchio, Paola ^a   Di Prisco, Gennaro ^a   Marinelli, Adriana ^a   Lasco, Valentina ^a,b,c   Caccia, Silvia ^a   Casartelli, Morena ^d   Giordana, Barbara ^d   Rao, Rosa ^a   Gigliotti, Silvia ^b,c   Pennacchio, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Gene silencing; Hemocytes; Immunity; Melanization

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INSECT PROTEIN; MELANIN;

ANIMAL; BLOOD CELL; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 84898440189     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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