RNA Interference-Mediated Growth Control of the Southern Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita

Yohei MATSUNAGA; Kayo KAWANO; Takashi IWASAKI; Tsuyoshi KAWANO

doi:10.1271/bbb.110661

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Notes

RNA Interference-Mediated Growth Control of the Southern Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita

Yohei MATSUNAGA, Kayo KAWANO, Takashi IWASAKI, Tsuyoshi KAWANO

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Keywords: Meloidogyne incognita, Caenorhabditis elegans, RNA interference, soaking RNAi, growth control

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2012 Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages 378-380

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.110661

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Abstract

The Southern root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita causes huge crop losses. We investigated the effects of RNA interference directed against the M. incognita posterior segregation-1 gene. The RNAi resulted in a drastic reduction in the relative amount of pos-1 transcript. Also, it reduced reproductive potential in terms of hatching rate from eggs, probably due to embryonic lethality.

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