Mechanisms, applications, and challenges of insect RNA interference

KY Zhu, SR Palli - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The RNA interference (RNAi) triggered by short/small interfering RNA (siRNA) was
discovered in nematodes and found to function in most living organisms. RNAi has been …

RNAi turns 25: contributions and challenges in insect science

SR Palli - Frontiers in Insect Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since its discovery in 1998, RNA interference (RNAi), a Nobel prize-winning technology,
made significant contributions to advances in biology because of its ability to mediate the …

Nucleases as a barrier to gene silencing in the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis

R Almeida Garcia, L Lima Pepino Macedo… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
RNA interference (RNAi) approaches have been applied as a biotechnological tool for
controlling plant insect pests via selective gene down regulation. However, the inefficiency …

Current scenario of exogenously induced RNAi for Lepidopteran agricultural pest control: From dsRNA design to topical application

VS Lucena-Leandro, EFA Abreu, LA Vidal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Invasive insects cost the global economy around USD 70 billion per year. Moreover,
increasing agricultural insect pests raise concerns about global food security constraining …

Peritrophic matrix formation

DD Hegedus, U Toprak, M Erlandson - Journal of Insect Physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
In 1762, Lyonet described a sheath surrounding the food bolus of larvae from Cossus
cossus, the goat-moth caterpillar; over 250 years hence, matters pertaining to its properties …

Molecular and functional analysis of chitin synthase genes in Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

B Zeng, FR Chen, H Sun, Y Liu, SF Wu, C Bass… - Insect …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, has developed a high level of resistance to many of
the compounds currently used for control. There is therefore an urgent need to develop …

Gene silencing for invasive paper wasp management: Synthesized dsRNA can modify gene expression but did not affect mortality

M Bulgarella, JW Baty, R McGruddy, PJ Lester - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Invasive paper wasps such as Polistes dominula are a major pest and problem for
biodiversity around the globe. Safe and highly targeted methods for the control of these and …

Simultaneous silencing of juvenile hormone metabolism genes through RNAi interrupts metamorphosis in the cotton boll weevil

DDN Vasquez, DH Pinheiro, LA Teixeira… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The cotton boll weevil (CBW)(Anthonomus grandis) is one of the major insect pests of cotton
in Brazil. Currently, CBW control is mainly achieved by insecticide application, which is …

The critical role of small RNAs in regulating plant innate immunity

S Waheed, M Anwar, MA Saleem, J Wu, M Tayyab… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants, due to their sessile nature, have an innate immune system that helps them to defend
against different pathogen infections. The defense response of plants is composed of a …

Using de novo transcriptome assembly and analysis to study RNAi in Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

S Singh, M Gupta, S Pandher, G Kaur, N Goel… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Phenacoccus solenopsis is one of the major polyphagous crop pests in India. Inadequate
genomic or transcriptomic resources have limited the molecular studies in this insect despite …