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Application of RNA interference in research on functional genes of Blattella germanica
Received date: 2013-04-22
Online published: 2013-10-20
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Supported by the General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2013M530727)
German cockroach (Blattella germanica), the dominant species of cockroaches in China, has an important role in research due to its significance and harmfulness in medicine and economics and being a preponderant research model for many scientific problems. Functional gene research has been the basis for biological research in the post-genome era. RNA interference (RNAi) is a post-transcriptional gene (mRNA) silencing where endogenous or exogenous double-strand RNA specifically and efficiently suppresses the expression of a functional gene at cellular and gross levels. In view of the research value of cockroaches and the technical advantage of RNAi, this article briefly reviews the molecular mechanism of RNAi, with an emphasis on the latest research on the functional genes of B. germanica.
Key words: Cockroach; RNA interference; Double-strand RNA; Functional gene
ZHOU Xiao-jie, QIAN Kun, TONG Ying, ZENG Xiao-peng . Application of RNA interference in research on functional genes of Blattella germanica[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2013 , 24(5) : 473 -476 . DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.4692.2013.05.030
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