Negligible uptake and transfer of diet-derived pollen microRNAs in adult honey bees

RNA Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 109-118

  Masood, Maryam ^a   Everett, Claire P ^a   Chan, Stephen Y ^b   Snow, Jonathan W ^a  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Crosskingdom delivery; Ecology; Genetically engineered; Honey bee; microRNA; Pollen; Pollinator

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; PLANT RNA;

APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORAGER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HONEYBEE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BEE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HERBIVORY; MICRORNAS; POLLEN; RNA, PLANT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84964057189     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2015.1128063     Document Type: Article

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