Abstract
RNA interference (RNAi) is being used to develop methods to control pests and disease vectors. RNAi is robust and systemic in coleopteran insects but is quite variable in other insects. The determinants of efficient RNAi in coleopterans, as well as its potential mechanisms of resistance, are not known. RNAi screen identified a double-stranded RNA binding protein (StaufenC) as a major player in RNAi. StaufenC homologs have been identified in only coleopteran insects. Experiments in two coleopteran insects, Leptinotarsa decemlineata and Tribolium castaneum, showed the requirement of StaufenC for RNAi, especially for processing of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to small interfering RNA. RNAi-resistant cells were selected by exposing L. decemlineata, Lepd-SL1 cells to the inhibitor of apoptosis 1 dsRNA for multiple generations. The resistant cells showed lower levels of StaufenC expression compared with its expression in susceptible cells. These studies showed that coleopteran-specific StaufenC is required for RNAi and is a potential target for RNAi resistance. The data included in this article will help improve RNAi in noncoleopteran insects and manage RNAi resistance in coleopteran insects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8334-8339 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 14 2018 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We thank Jeff Howell for help with insect rearing and reading of an earlier version of the manuscript, and Cindy Goodman for sharing Lepd-SL1 cells. Research in the S.R.P. laboratory is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (GM070559-12 and 1R21AI131427-01), the National Science Foundation (Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, the Center for Arthropod Management Technologies under Grant IIP-1338776), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture (under HATCH Project 2351177000). This is Publication 18-08-071 from the Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station and is published with the approval of the director. The funding bodies played no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript. We thank Jeff Howell for help with insect rearing and reading of an earlier version of the manuscript, and Cindy Goodman for sharing Lepd-SL1 cells. Research in the S.R.P. laboratory is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (GM070559-12 and 1R21AI131427-01), the National Science Foundation (Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, the Center for Arthropod Management Technologies under Grant IIP-1338776), and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture (under HATCH Project 2351177000). This is Publication 18-08-071 from the Kentucky Agricultural Experimental Station and is published with the approval of the director. The funding bodies played no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | GM070559-12 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | R21AI131427 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| National Institute of Food and Agriculture | 2351177000 |
| Center for Arthropod Management Technologies | IIP-1338776 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Keywords
- Leptinotarsa
- RNAi efficiency
- Resistance
- SiRNA
- Tribolium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General