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 …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in aphid crop pests

C Bass, R Nauen - Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Aphids are a group of hemipteran insects that include some of the world's most economically
important agricultural pests. The control of pest aphids has relied heavily on the use of …

Double-stranded RNA technology to control insect pests: current status and challenges

O Christiaens, S Whyard, AM Vélez… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Exploiting the RNA interference (RNAi) gene mechanism to silence essential genes in pest
insects, leading to toxic effects, has surfaced as a promising new control strategy in the past …

RNAi efficiency, systemic properties, and novel delivery methods for pest insect control: what we know so far

MR Joga, MJ Zotti, G Smagghe… - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the research on the potential of using RNA interference (RNAi) to suppress
crop pests has made an outstanding growth. However, given the variability of RNAi …

Next-generation insect-resistant plants: RNAi-mediated crop protection

J Zhang, SA Khan, DG Heckel, R Bock - Trends in biotechnology, 2017 - cell.com
Plant-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) shows great potential in crop protection. It relies on
plants stably expressing double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) that target essential genes in pest …

Spray method application of transdermal dsRNA delivery system for efficient gene silencing and pest control on soybean aphid Aphis glycines

S Yan, J Qian, C Cai, Z Ma, J Li, M Yin, B Ren… - Journal of Pest …, 2020 - Springer
RNA interference (RNAi) has been recognized as a novel and safe strategy in pest
management due to its high sequence-dependent specificity. However, the existing dsRNA …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-based technologies for insect control in plant production

S Liu, M Jaouannet, DMA Dempsey, J Imani… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which small RNA (sRNA) molecules
sequence-specifically silence gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional …

A gene and drug co-delivery application helps to solve the short life disadvantage of RNA drug

M Li, Z Ma, M Peng, L Li, M Yin, S Yan, J Shen - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Novel green technology RNA pesticide has been put forward as a promising method for
plant protection, but the instability and short life disadvantage of double-stranded RNA …

Management of pest insects and plant diseases by non-transformative RNAi

D Cagliari, NP Dias, DM Galdeano… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Since the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), scientists have made significant progress
towards the development of this unique technology for crop protection. The RNAi …

RNA interference in insects: protecting beneficials and controlling pests

E Vogel, D Santos, L Mingels, TW Verdonckt… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …