Exogenous Transient RNA Interference: Applications for Insect Chemical Ecology and Functional Developmental and Evolutionary Biology Research
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Diversity and Chemical Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2023) | Viewed by 3168
Special Issue Editors
Interests: moths Lepidoptera insect ecology; developmental biology; evolution; pest management; Lepidoptera; functional genomics
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Interests: RNA interference; pest management; moths; lepidoptera; insect ecology; functional genomics
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Special Issue Information
Over the past 30 years, RNA interference (RNAi) has evolved into a valuable tool for functional genomics in almost all eukaryotic organisms across a wide range of scientific fields. Especially for those insects that lack genome sequencing data and genetic engineering tools, RNAi research has been the center of attention, being widely proliferated among the entomological community. In insects, RNAi can be triggered by administrating synthesized RNA duplexes (double-stranded RNAs or dsRNAs) in vitro, in vivo, and in planta that target complementary insect messenger RNAs (mRNAs), resulting in targeted gene knockdown. dsRNAs can be administrated in insect cells through several routes, orally or intravenously, and even intracellularly for most genetically transformed species (e.g., Drosophila melanogaster). In this special edition, we welcome articles considering the use of RNAi in chemical ecology and evolutionary biology research in insects, including, but not limited to, the following areas: odorant- and pheromone-binding proteins and receptors, sex pheromone biosynthesis, neuropeptides, insect-repellent research, plant–insect interactions, symbiotic evolution, antiviral RNAi gene evolution, insect nuclease evolution, neuropeptidergic signaling evolution, insect wing evolution, insecticide resistance, larval comparative developmental biology and evolution, vitellogenesis, RNAi resistance and immune responses.
Dr. Dimitrios Kontogiannatos
Dr. Anna Kourti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- RNA interference
- double-stranded RNA
- gene knockdown
- insect chemical ecology
- functional and evolutionary biology
- odorant- and pheromone-binding proteins and receptors
- symbiotic evolution
- RNAi resistance
- larval comparative developmental biology
- immune system
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