Wolbachia RNase HI contributes to virus blocking in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
Mazhar Hussain, Guangmei Zhang, Michael Leitner, Lauren M. Hedges, Sassan Asgari
Abstract
genes using antisense RNA in cell line and mosquitoes enable new ways to manipulate and study the complex endosymbiont-host interactions.
Topics & Concepts
WolbachiaBiologyAedes aegyptiDengue virusVirologyRNADengue feverViral replicationRNA interferenceVirusRNase PRNA virusGene knockdownRNA silencingAedesGeneGeneticsEcologyLarvaInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and control