RNA Interference in Insects: Protecting Beneficials and Controlling Pests

RNA Interference in Insects: Protecting Beneficials and Controlling Pests

Insects constitute the largest and most diverse group of animals on Earth with an equally diverse virome. The main antiviral immune system of these animals is the post-transcriptional gene-silencing mechanism known as RNA(i) interference. Furthermore, this process can be artificially triggered via d...

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Main Authors: Elise Vogel, Dulce Santos, Lina Mingels, Thomas-Wolf Verdonckt, Jozef Vanden Broeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
insects
RNA interference
environmental RNAi
systemic RNAi
insecticides
delivery systems
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01912/full

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