The overexpression of insect endogenous small RNAs in transgenic rice inhibits growth and delays pupation of striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis).

Shan JiangHao WuHaoju LiuJie ZhengYongjun LinHao Chen

Published in: Pest management science (2016)

Our research demonstrated a novel RNAi strategy using SSB endogenous small RNAs to develop RNAi crops for pest management; this strategy is different from the common RNAi resulting from transgenic dsRNAs or amiRNAs targeting certain insect endogenous genes. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
cell proliferation
genome wide
transcription factor
gene expression
dna methylation
zika virus