Emerging strategies for RNA interference (RNAI) applications in insects

Bioengineered Bugs

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-19

  Nandety, Raja Sekhar ^a   Kuo, Yen Wen ^a   Nouri, Shahideh ^a   Falk, Bryce W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemipterans; Insects; Next generation sequencing (NGS); RNA interference (RNAi)

Indexed keywords

DICER; DICER 2 PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; GENOMIC RNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHID LETHAL PARALYSIS VIRUS; APHIS GLYCINES VIRUS; BOMBYX MORI; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA; DIAPHORINA CITRI; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE TARGETING; HOST RESISTANCE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT GENETICS; INSECT VIRUS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MAIZE; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NILAPARVATA LUGENS; PLANT PEST; PLANT PEST INTERACTION; REVIEW; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI VIRUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHITEFLY; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE CONTROL; INSECT; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84983103081     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/21655979.2014.979701     Document Type: Review

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