The role of RNA interference (RNAi) in arbovirus-vector interactions

Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 820-843

  Blair, Carol D ^a   Olson, Ken E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral defense; Exogenous siRNA; Innate immunity; PiRNA; RNA interference; Transgenic mosquito

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INTERFERON; MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE EVASION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; RNA INTERFERENCE; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ARBOVIRUS; ARTHROPODA;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARBOVIRUSES; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; CULICIDAE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 84923170144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/v7020820     Document Type: Article

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