Gene silencing by RNA interference in the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Gene silencing by RNA interference in the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
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DOI:
10.1016/j.mcp.2015.07.008
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发表时间:
2015-12-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Burgess, Stewart T. G.
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作者:
Marr, Edward J.;Sargison, Neil D.;Burgess, Stewart T. G.
This is the first report of gene silencing by RNA interference (RNAi) in the European house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Trouessart, 1897. Using a non-invasive immersion method first developed for the honey bee mite, Varroa destructor, a significant reduction in the expression of D. pteronyssinus glutathione-S-transferase mu-class 1 enzyme (DpGST-mul) was achieved following overnight immersion in double stranded RNA encoding DpGST-mul. Although no detrimental phenotypic changes were observed following silencing, this technique can now be used to address fundamental physiological questions and assess the potential therapeutic benefit in silencing D. pteronyssinus target genes in selected domestic situations of high human-mite interface. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.