Delta and jagged are candidate target genes of RNAi biopesticides for the control of Nilaparvata lugens.

ABSTRACT: The brown planthopper (BPH; Nilaparvata lugens) is an important pest in rice cultivation, and chemical pesticide over-use and ineffectiveness of existing Bt transgenic rice against piercing-sucking insects make novel control methods necessary. RNA interference (RNAi) biopesticide is a new type of product with high efficiency and specificity and are simple to use. The Notch signaling pathway has extensive and important physiological functions and plays a key role in the development of insects. In this study, two key ligand genes of the Notch signaling pathway, delta (dl) and jagged (jag), were selected and their lethal effects and functional analysis were systematically evaluated using a stable short-winged population (Brachypterous strain) and a long-wing

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9715739 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature