| Title |
Silencing of Aphid Genes by dsRNA Feeding from Plants
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0025709 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marco Pitino, Alexander D. Coleman, Massimo E. Maffei, Christopher J. Ridout, Saskia A. Hogenhout |
| Abstract |
RNA interference (RNAi) is a valuable reverse genetics tool to study gene function in various organisms, including hemipteran insects such as aphids. Previous work has shown that RNAi-mediated knockdown of pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) genes can be achieved through direct injection of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) or small-interfering RNAs (siRNA) into the pea aphid hemolymph or by feeding these insects on artificial diets containing the small RNAs. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |
| Japan | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 4 | 36% |
| Members of the public | 4 | 36% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 18% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 291 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 86 | 28% |
| Researcher | 54 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 7% |
| Other | 38 | 12% |
| Unknown | 40 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 202 | 66% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 47 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | <1% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | <1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | <1% |
| Unknown | 47 | 15% |