342 results about "RNA interference" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, in particular to a verticillium dahliae virulence gene, a verticillium dahliae virulence protein and application. The invention discloses a verticillium dahliae virulence gene VdPHO23like. The verticillium dahliae virulence gene VdPHO23like comprises a polynucleotide sequence for coding an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3. According to the invention, expression of the gene is inhibited in a targeted manner through an RNA interference mediated gene silencing technology so as to weaken virulence of pathogenic bacteria, and an efficient, specific and environment-friendly comprehensive prevention and control strategy is provided for verticillium wilt of crops such as cotton.

The invention discloses three pattern recognition protein Hc beta GRP genes for preventing and treating fall webworms, dsRNA and application thereof. Specifically, the nucleotide sequences of the three pattern recognition protein Hc beta GRP genes for preventing and treating fall webworms are respectively SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 3. The recombinant Hc beta GRP protein is successfully obtained through a prokaryotic expression system, an in-vitro bacteriostatic test proves that the recombinant Hc beta GRP protein, the Hc beta GRP protein and the dsRNA have direct bacteriostatic activity, dsRNA is designed based on a pattern recognition protein Hc beta GRP gene, a hyphantria cunea Hc beta GRP dsRNA interference system implemented by using an injection method is established, an obvious gene silencing effect is obtained by injecting the Hc beta GRP dsRNA interference system into hyphantria cunea, and the Hc beta GRP dsRNA interference system is applied to the hyphantria cunea. The technical support is provided for the application of the Hc beta GRP RNAi technology. Besides, the dsRNA of the hyphantria cunea Hc beta GRP is combined with the biocontrol bacteria by utilizing an established hyphantria cunea Hc beta GRP RNA interference system, so that the control effect of the biocontrol bacteria can be remarkably improved.

The present disclosure relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising at least two double-stranded inhibitory ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules adapted to silence the same or different genes by RNA interference to enhance silence, thereby modulating gene expression.

The application discloses a kind of carrier, kit and application for long-acting gene knockdown of animal parasitic nematode, belong to the field of animal parasitic disease prevention and control.The lentivirus vector in the application integrates specific coding sequence to the genome of the infected nematode, stably and continuously expresses short hairpin RNA (shRNA) in the nematode, efficiently produces primary single-stranded small RNA (siRNA), these siRNAs target homologous target gene mRNA to cause its degradation, realize stable and continuous gene silencing effect.The application breaks through the bottleneck of traditional animal parasitic nematode RNA interference (RNAi) technology with low efficiency and instability, significantly improves the timeliness of conventional RNAi, can be used to establish long-acting RNAi technology system of animal parasitic nematode, has application value in the research of host in vivo process such as nematode infection, parasitism and pathogenicity and animal parasitic nematode disease prevention and control.

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural biology, and particularly provides a dsRNA nanocrystallization preparation for preventing and treating areca yellows as well as a preparation method and application of the dsRNA nanocrystallization preparation. Areca yellows are a destructive disease caused by areca symptomless virus type 1 (APV1), eight key target gene segments of an APV1 virus genome are screened, specific double-stranded RNA is designed, a nano-carrier is used for wrapping and delivering a dsRNA mixture obtained by transcription of the eight target gene segments, and the areca yellows are obtained by screening. And a nanocrystallization preparation for improving the environmental stability and RNA interference efficiency of the dsRNA is prepared. Experimental results show that the nanocrystallization preparation can effectively inhibit the key gene expression of APV1 virus, reduce the virus load and improve the resistance of areca catechu to yellows. The invention provides an accurate, efficient and environment-friendly biological prevention and control strategy, and has a wide agricultural application prospect.

The invention relates to a key gene GqBurscon for wing development of a Qinghai grassland moth and application thereof. The key gene GqBurscon for the wing development of the Qinghai grassland caterpillar has a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. According to the dsRNA synthesized by the key gene GqBurscon for wing development of the Qinghai grass caterpillar, one chain of the dsRNA is the same as the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and the other chain of the dsRNA is reversely complementary with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. The key gene GqBurscon for the wing development of the Qinghai grassland is used for synthesizing dsRNA, the synthesized dsRNA is used for carrying out RNA interference on a target gene, the gene transcription level is knocked down, the gene is effectively silenced in chest, abdomen, wings and wing base tissues of male adult Qinghai grassland, the length and width of the wings are correspondingly reduced, the development of the wings is limited, and the gene transcription level is reduced. The flying capability is influenced, and the death is caused.

To provide an inhibitor for suppressing expression of an antibacterial peptide in brown planthopper and an application thereof.SOLUTION: A dsNlPCE4 inhibitor designed based on the NlPCE4 gene of the brown planthopper is obtained. The inhibitor, when applied to brown planthoppers inoculated on their body surface with Metarhizium anisopliae, significantly increases the mortality of the brown planthopper. The present invention combines two technical strategies for pest control, biocontrol fungi and RNA interference (RNAi), to provide a new target for brown planthopper control technology based on cooperative mediation of RNAi.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The invention discloses dsRNA of a targeted potato beetle heat shock protein HSP70-KDa3 gene as well as a preparation method and application of the dsRNA of the targeted potato beetle heat shock protein HSP70-KDa3 gene. In order to solve the problems that an existing RNAi target gene is prone to off-target, poor in field stability and the like, the potato beetle heat shock protein gene LdHSP70-KDa3 serves as an RNA interference target for the first time, and a double-stranded RNA molecule shown as SEQ ID NO: 1 and a preparation method for preparing the double-stranded RNA are provided. Feeding experiments prove that the double-stranded RNA can efficiently silence target genes, the survival rate of potato beetle larvae is remarkably reduced, and feeding and growth development of the potato beetle larvae are inhibited. In addition, the invention further provides a biological preparation containing the double-stranded RNA and application of the biological preparation in prevention and treatment of potato beetles. The dsRNA targeting the HSP70-KDa3 gene provided by the invention has the characteristics of high efficiency, specificity, environmental friendliness and the like, and a new technical scheme is provided for green prevention and control of potato beetles.

The invention discloses a VdNOB1 gene as well as an anti-pathogenic bacterium target gene segment, an interference vector and disease-resistant application thereof. According to the invention, the VdNOB1 gene is subjected to knockout mutation, so that the infection pathogenicity of verticillium dahliae to host plants can be obviously reduced. The invention further provides a verticillium dahliae VdNOB1 gene anti-pathogenic bacterium target gene segment, the nucleotide sequence of the verticillium dahliae VdNOB1 gene anti-pathogenic bacterium target gene segment is shown as SEQ ID No.4, and the pathogenicity of verticillium dahliae to host plants can be remarkably reduced after plants are transformed by an RNA interference vector constructed by the verticillium dahliae VdNOB1 gene anti-pathogenic bacterium target gene segment. The invention further provides an RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) interference vector containing the VdNOB1 gene or an anti-pathogenic bacterium target gene fragment thereof. The verticillium dahliae VdNOB1 gene or the anti-pathogenic-bacterium target gene segment and the RNA interference vector thereof have application prospects in the aspects of improving the resistance of crops to diseases caused by verticillium dahliae, cultivating new varieties of verticillium dahliae-resistant plants and the like.

The invention discloses a double-stranded RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) aiming at hemiptera insects as well as a pesticide composition and application of the double-stranded RNA. The dsRNA provided by the invention is used as a biopesticide, has the characteristics of high efficiency, specificity, fast degradation and no residue, realizes the prevention and control of brown planthopper through an RNAi mechanism, and is beneficial to reducing the use of chemical pesticides. The invention provides a brand new brown planthopper target gene as a target of RNA interference. The survival rate result shows that the genes play an important role in the survival process of the brown planthopper, are effective targets for preventing and treating the brown planthopper by using a gene silencing means, and have a wide application prospect. Correspondingly, the invention provides a plurality of dsRNA sequences aiming at the targets, and part of the sequences show unprecedented brown planthopper control efficiency.

The invention discloses a double-stranded RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) aiming at hemiptera insects as well as a pesticide composition and application of the double-stranded RNA. The dsRNA provided by the invention is used as a biopesticide, has the characteristics of high efficiency, specificity, fast degradation and no residue, realizes the prevention and control of brown planthopper through an RNAi mechanism, and is beneficial to reducing the use of chemical pesticides. The invention provides a brand new brown planthopper target gene as a target of RNA interference. The survival rate result shows that the genes play an important role in the survival process of the brown planthopper, are effective targets for preventing and treating the brown planthopper by using a gene silencing means, and have a wide application prospect. Correspondingly, the invention provides a plurality of dsRNA sequences aiming at the targets, and part of the sequences show unprecedented brown planthopper control efficiency.

The present disclosure provides double stranded oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods relating thereto. The present disclosure encompasses the recognition that structural elements of double stranded oligonucleotides, such as base sequence, chemical modifications (e.g., modifications of sugar, base, and / or internucleotidic linkages) or patterns thereof, and / or stereochemistry (e.g., stereochemistry of backbone chiral centers (chiral internucleotidic linkages), and / or patterns thereof, can have significant impact on oligonucleotide properties and activities, e.g., RNA interference (RNAi) activity, Ago2 loading, thermal stability, in vivo stability, delivery to tissues and into cells, etc. The present disclosure also provides methods for treatment of diseases, e.g., hepatic diseases, central nervous system (CNS) diseases, etc., using provided double stranded oligonucleotide compositions, for example, in RNA interference.

This invention discloses the use of a DGAT1 gene and its dsRNA in the preparation of drugs for controlling brown planthoppers. This invention demonstrates that inhibiting the expression of the DGAT1 gene in brown planthoppers can significantly reduce the survival rate of brown planthoppers, thereby effectively controlling the brown planthopper population. This invention utilizes RNA interference (RNAi) technology to inhibit the expression of the DGAT1 gene in brown planthoppers. This invention provides a new strategy and target site for controlling brown planthoppers, making RNAi technology for inhibiting the expression of the DGAT1 gene in brown planthoppers broadly applicable in this field.

The invention belongs to the technical field of gene engineering, and particularly relates to application of a DcTH gene in prevention and control of diaphorina citri, and the nucleotide sequence of the DcTH gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1. The tyrosine hydroxylase DcTH gene is accurately identified and screened by taking diaphorina citri as a research object. Further, dsRNA is successfully synthesized by designing a specific primer, and an RNA interference technology is applied to the expression of the DcTH gene. Researches find that after the DcTH gene is silenced, the key physiological process of ecdysis of the diaphorina citri is interfered, the malformation rate and the death rate are remarkably increased, and finally effective prevention and control of the diaphorina citri are achieved. The DcTH gene provided by the invention can further provide a brand-new molecular target and theoretical support for development of a diaphorina citri prevention and control technical means based on RNAi (Ribonucleic Acid Interfere).

The invention discloses a verticillium dahliae virulence gene, a verticillium dahliae virulence protein and application. The invention relates to the technical field of biology, and provides a method for preventing and treating cotton verticillium wilt based on RNAi (RNA interference) as well as related components and application thereof. Specifically, the invention discloses application of the verticillium wilt prevention and treatment by a method for inhibiting or silencing the expression of verticillium dahliae pathogenic gene VdHDAC (coding protein of the verticillium dahliae pathogenic gene VdHDAC is shown as SEQ ID NO: 3), the core of the verticillium wihliae pathogenic gene VdHDAC is to provide dsRNA molecules capable of targeting the gene, and the positive-sense strand of the dsRNA molecules is preferably selected from SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9 or SEQ ID NO: 11. Based on the molecule, the invention further provides a recombinant vector containing the coding sequence, a recombinant microorganism, a transgenic disease-resistant plant and an RNAi pesticide preparation. The scheme can be realized through host-induced gene silencing, microorganism-mediated gene silencing or preparation treatment and the like, the virulence of pathogenic bacteria can be effectively reduced, and a new technical approach is provided for green prevention and control of verticillium wilt.

The invention discloses dsRNA for targeted regulation of a freshwater shrimp PKA-R1 gene and an obtaining method and application of the dsRNA, and belongs to the technical field of biology.Firstly, the freshwater shrimp PKA-R1 gene is obtained, then a gene segment with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 is obtained through RNA interference and other technologies, dsPKA-R1 is synthesized through the gene segment, and after the synthesized dsPKA-R1 is injected into the pericardial cavity of a freshwater shrimp, it is proved that the dsPKA-R1 can slow down growth of the freshwater shrimp through growth parameter comparison.

The invention relates to an application of a FaPDHE1alpha gene or an encoding protein thereof in prevention and control of strawberry gray mold, and belongs to the field of plant genetic engineering and the field of prevention and control of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables. The invention discloses a key positive regulation and control effect of FaPDHE1alpha in regulation and control of strawberry gray mold resistance. By constructing a 35S:: FaPDHE1alpha overexpression vector and a FaPDHE1alpha RNAi interference vector, according to transient gene overexpression and RNA interference silencing tests, it is verified that high expression of the FaPDHE1alpha gene can obviously enhance the resistance of strawberry fruits to botrytis cinerea, and silencing of the gene causes reduction of the disease resistance of the fruits. Mechanism studies show that after the FaPDHE1alpha gene is activated, mitochondrial energy metabolism and controlled ROS signal generation are promoted, antioxidant enzyme activity is enhanced, and defense related gene expression is induced, so that the disease resistance of fruits is improved. By means of functional genomics, the key function of the FaPDHE1alpha gene in prevention and control of gray mold after strawberry harvest is illuminated for the first time, and the FaPDHE1alpha gene can be used for screening disease-resistant breeding materials or developing biological prevention and control preparations for postharvest diseases and has important application value.

The invention belongs to the field of biological agriculture, and particularly relates to application of a wheat stripe rust effect protein gene HASP 38 in improvement of stripe rust resistance of wheat. The amino acid sequence of the wheat stripe rust effect protein HASP 38 provided by the invention is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, the nucleotide sequence of the wheat stripe rust effect protein gene HASP 38 is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, and an RNA interference vector of the gene is provided. According to the invention, an RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) interference vector of the gene is transformed into a Fielder wild type material, so that the HASP 38 gene silencing wheat with resistance to stripe rust CYR32 is obtained. According to the invention, the wheat stripe rust effect protein gene HASP 38 is determined to play a negative regulation role in wheat stripe rust resistance, and a stripe rust resistant wheat material is created by using the negative regulation factor, so that a new gene and germplasm resource are provided for wheat stripe rust resistant breeding.

The invention belongs to the technical field of plant genetic engineering, and particularly relates to an application of SlERF098 protein and a coding gene thereof in regulating and controlling steroid alkaloid content to influence botrytis cinerea resistance. According to the application, the resistance of tomatoes to gray mold is enhanced by regulating and controlling the metabolism of steroid glycoalkaloid through the coding gene. The tomato SlERF098 gene is positioned through whole genome association analysis, and an overexpression strain and an RNA interference strain of the tomato SlERF098 gene are constructed. Experiments prove that the SlERF098 can obviously activate the expression of the GAMEs gene in the SGAs metabolic pathway. In addition, overexpression of the SlERF098 gene can improve the content of SGAs metabolites in tomatoes and the resistance to gray mold, while RNA interference strains present an opposite trend. The invention provides a new target for research on disease-resistant molecular breeding and plant immunity-metabolism coordinated regulation and control, and has important agricultural application value.

The invention discloses an RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) interference method for parasitic wasps in lepidoptera larvae, which is characterized in that RNA interference is carried out by using a microinjection method or a nano-material immersion method when the parasitic wasps in the lepidoptera larvae are not separated from hosts or are separated from the hosts to cocoon, so that an RNAi system of the parasitic wasps is successfully constructed, and the defects that the parasitic wasps are small in size in an egg stage, and the parasitic wasps are not damaged in the egg stage can be effectively overcome. And RNAi operation difficulty caused by cocoon wrapping in the pupal stage and short life in the adult stage is avoided. Moreover, the method disclosed by the invention is simple to operate and high in interference efficiency, provides a theoretical basis and a reference effect for further researching gene functions of the parasitic wasps, and has important significance on biological control.

This invention relates to the fields of molecular biology and biomedicine, and discloses siRNA for the expression of the *Schistosoma japonicum* Hsc20 gene and its applications. The siRNA contains a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to a target sequence of the *Schistosoma japonicum* Hsc20 gene, wherein the target sequence is selected from the sequences shown in SEQ ID NO. 1-SEQ ID NO. 4. The siRNA specifically inhibiting the expression of the *Schistosoma japonicum* Hsc20 gene provided by this invention can be used to interfere with the transcription and expression of the *Schistosoma japonicum* Hsc20 gene and the growth and development of *Schistosoma japonicum*. In vitro experiments have confirmed that the siRNA provided by this invention can efficiently silence the *SjHsc20* gene; and in vivo RNA interference experiments in mice show that this siRNA can induce 50.62% (…) P The insect reduction rate was <0.05% and 44.29% ( P A liver oocyte reduction rate of <0.01% is suitable for preparing drugs to treat schistosomiasis.

This invention discloses a method for preventing attacks by the star longhorn beetle. AcAttacin The dsRNA of the gene and its applications, as described AcAttacin The nucleotide sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. A *D. spp.* longhorn beetle ds. was successfully constructed using injection and feeding methods. AcAttacin RNA interference (RNAi) system, for AcAttacin The expression of the beetle exhibits highly efficient inhibition; using this system, the longhorn beetle... AcAttacin The combined application of this insect biocontrol bacterium, *Metarhizium anisopliae*, significantly enhances the control efficacy of *Metarhizium anisopliae* against the Asian longhorn beetle. This invention not only lays a solid theoretical foundation for the development of green, environmentally friendly, precise, and highly effective immunosuppressants for the Asian longhorn beetle, but also opens up a new strategic path for my country to achieve its green and sustainable development goals for the Asian longhorn beetle. It has extremely important significance and broad application prospects in ecological protection and forestry production.

Provided herein are a PPP1R15B RNAi agent, and a composition comprising a PPP1R15B RNAi agent. Also provided herein are methods of reducing the expression of PPP1R15B in a subject and / or treating a metabolic disease associated with PPP1R15B in a subject using the PPP1R15B RNAi agent or a composition comprising the PPP1R15B RNAi agent.

This invention discloses a pathogenic gene of barley stripe bacterium. Pg00232 Its application. Barley stripe disease is a fungal disease caused by *Barley Stripe Pathogen*, which seriously affects barley yield and quality. Traditional control methods have limited effectiveness and pose environmental risks; breeding disease-resistant varieties is the best strategy. This invention provides pathogenicity information for *Barley Stripe Pathogen*. Pg00232 Genes, and obtained through RNA interference technology Pg00232 The mutant strain further confirmed that Pg00232 The influence of genes on the growth, development, and pathogenicity of barley stripe causal agent. This discovery provides technical support for subsequent large-scale screening of pathogenic mutants of barley stripe causal agent, promotes the isolation, identification, and pathogenic mechanism research of pathogenic genes, and contributes to the breeding and selection of disease-resistant varieties.

The invention discloses a nucleic acid loading system based on phase separation protein as well as a preparation method and application of the nucleic acid loading system. The system comprises a protein NONO and a long-chain non-coding RNA LincGET which interacts with the protein NONO. NONO and LincGET form a droplet structure under an in-vitro phase separation condition, the droplet structure can be further combined with a nucleic acid fragment capable of being combined with LincGET to form a complex with a cavity structure, and the nucleic acid fragment is loaded in a cavity region. The preparation method comprises the following steps: expressing and purifying NONO protein, transcribing LincGET RNA in vitro, mixing and incubating in a buffer system capable of initiating phase separation of NONO protein and LincGET RNA to form liquid drops, and adding a target nucleic acid fragment to realize loading. The system can be recovered into a solid structure after being digested by DNase I, and has a reversible loading characteristic. The invention provides a novel, controllable and specific nucleic acid loading platform which can be applied to delivery of nucleic acid drugs, gene editing tools and RNA interference molecules.

This invention discloses a method for inhibiting Tamdy virus infection and the use of TCP1 inhibitors. Specifically, this invention discloses a method for inhibiting Tamdy virus (TAMV) infection of host cells, the method comprising the step of reducing or inhibiting the expression level and / or activity of the TCP1 gene or its encoded protein in host cells, wherein the reduction or inhibition of the expression level and / or activity of the TCP1 gene or its encoded protein is achieved by methods selected from the group consisting of: gene mutation, gene knockout, gene interruption, RNA interference technology, gene editing technology, introduction of inhibitors of genes or proteins, or combinations thereof.

The present application relates to the field of insect control, and particularly relates to a SIRT1 gene of Rhopalosiphum padi and application thereof and a method for controlling Rhopalosiphum padi. The gene encodes a protein with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. The present application finds that the SIRT1 gene plays a role in the growth and development of Rhopalosiphum padi. Inhibition of the expression of SIRT1 can significantly increase the mortality rate of Rhopalosiphum padi nymphs, significantly reduce the proportion of winged aphids, and ultimately cause the population to decline and the toxin transmission ability to weaken. By using RNA interference technology, it is found that inhibition of the expression of the SIRT1 gene of Rhopalosiphum padi can significantly increase the mortality rate of the nymphs, and significantly reduce the proportion of winged adults after development. In addition, by spraying dsRNA of the SIRT1 gene interference sequence of Rhopalosiphum padi encapsulated by a nano material, the mortality rate of the Rhopalosiphum padi nymphs is significantly increased.

The invention discloses a method for regulating and controlling migratory locust embryo diapause by a BTB transcription factor LOCMI00260 and application of the method. According to the present invention, the full length of the BTB transcription factor LOCMI00260 is cloned from migratory locust, the specific double-stranded RNA interference sequence fragment dsRNA of the BTB transcription factor LOCMI00260 is developed, and the dsRNA of the BTB transcription factor LOCMI00260 is introduced into the migratory locust egg by using the microinjection method; the result shows that the migratory locust BTB transcription factor LOCMI00260 can improve the diapause rate of migratory locust. The invention provides a new means and thought for migratory locust prevention and treatment.

The present disclosure provides double stranded oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods relating thereto. The present disclosure encompasses the recognition that structural elements of double stranded oligonucleotides, such as base sequence, chemical modifications (e.g., modifications of sugar, base, and / or intemucleotidic linkages) or patterns thereof, and / or stereochemistry (e.g., stereochemistry of backbone chiral centers (chiral intemucleotidic linkages), and / or patterns thereof, can have significant impact on oligonucleotide properties and activities, e.g., RNA interference (RNAi) activity, Ago2 loading, thermal stability, in vivo stability, delivery to tissues and into cells, etc. The present disclosure also provides methods for treatment of diseases, e.g., hepatic diseases, central nervous system (CNS) diseases, etc., using provided double stranded oligonucleotide compositions, for example, in RNA interference.

RNA interference agents for inhibiting the expression of Factor XII (FXII) gene are described. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more FXII RNAi agents together with one or more excipients capable of delivering the RNAi agent(s) to a liver cell in vivo are also described. Delivery of the FXII RNAi agent(s) to liver cells in vivo provides for inhibition of FXII gene expression and treatment of angioedema, including hereditary angioedema (HAE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE), and diseases associated with angioedema.