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SUBMITTER: Hu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6328145 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Xu X Steimel Joseph P JP Kapka-Kitzman Deirdre M DM Davis-Vogel Courtney C Richtman Nina M NM Mathis John P JP Nelson Mark E ME Lu Albert L AL Wu Gusui G
PloS one 20190110 1
The western corn rootworm (WCR, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) gene, dvssj1, is a putative homolog of the Drosophila melanogaster gene, snakeskin (ssk). This gene encodes a membrane protein associated with the smooth septate junction (SSJ) which is required for the proper barrier function of the epithelial lining of insect intestines. Disruption of DVSSJ integrity by RNAi technique has been shown previously to be an effective approach for corn rootworm control, by apparent suppression of produc ...[more]