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SUBMITTER: Abd El Halim HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4944135 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abd El Halim Hesham M HM Alshukri Baida M H BM Ahmad Munawar S MS Nakasu Erich Y T EY Awwad Mohammed H MH Salama Elham M EM Gatehouse Angharad M R AM Edwards Martin G MG
Scientific reports 20160714
The voltage-gated sodium ion channel (VGSC) belongs to the largest superfamily of ion channels. Since VGSCs play key roles in physiological processes they are major targets for effective insecticides. RNA interference (RNAi) is widely used to analyse gene function, but recently, it has shown potential to contribute to novel strategies for selectively controlling agricultural insect pests. The current study evaluates the delivery of dsRNA targeted to the sodium ion channel paralytic A (TcNav) gen ...[more]