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SUBMITTER: Wu XM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5069633 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Xiu-Ming XM Yang Chang-Qing CQ Mao Ying-Bo YB Wang Ling-Jian LJ Shangguan Xiao-Xia XX Chen Xiao-Ya XY
Plant biotechnology journal 20160317 9
Plant engineered to express double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can target the herbivorous insect gene for silencing. Although mounting evidence has emerged to support feasibility of this new pest control technology, field application is slow largely due to lack of potent targets. Here, we show that suppression of the gene encoding NDUFV2, a subunit of mitochondrial complex I that catalyses NADH dehydrogenation in respiratory chain, was highly lethal to insects. Feeding cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armi ...[more]