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Persistence of double-stranded RNA in insect hemolymph as a potential determiner of RNA interference success: Evidence from Manduca sexta and Blattella germanica

AutorGarbutt, Jennie S.; Bellés, Xavier CSIC ORCID ; Richards, Elaine H.; Reynolds, Stuart E.
Palabras claveInsects
Nuclease
Virus
dsRNA
RNAi
Fecha de publicaciónfeb-2013
EditorElsevier
CitaciónJournal of Insect Physiology 59(2): 171-178 (2013)
ResumenRNA interference (RNAi) is a specific gene silencing mechanism mediated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), which has been harnessed as a useful reverse genetics tool in insects. Unfortunately, however, this technology has been limited by the variable sensitivity of insect species to RNAi. We propose that rapid degradation of dsRNA in insect hemolymph could impede gene silencing by RNAi and experimentally investigate the dynamics of dsRNA persistence in two insects, the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, a species in which experimental difficulty has been experienced with RNAi protocols and the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, which is known to be highly susceptible to experimental RNAi. An ex vivo assay revealed that dsRNA was rapidly degraded by an enzyme in M. sexta hemolymph plasma, whilst dsRNA persisted much longer in B. germanica plasma. A quantitative reverse transcription PCR-based assay revealed that dsRNA, accordingly, disappeared rapidly from M. sexta hemolymph in vivo. The M. sexta dsRNAse is inactivated by exposure to high temperature and is inhibited by EDTA. These findings lead us to propose that the rate of persistence of dsRNA in insect hemolymph (mediated by the action of one or more nucleases) could be an important factor in determining the susceptibility of insect species to RNAi. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Versión del editorhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.05.013
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/115421
DOI10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.05.013
Identificadoresdoi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.05.013
issn: 0022-1910
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