RNAi-mediated knockdown of arginine kinase genes leads to high mortality and negatively affect reproduction and blood-feeding behavior of Culex pipiens pallens.

• Autores principales: Kun Qian (Autor), Qingqing Guan (Autor), Haoyu Zhang (Autor), Nan Zhang (Autor), Xiangkun Meng (Autor), Hongxia Liu (Autor), Jianjun Wang (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Arginine kinase (AK) is one of the crucial enzymes involved in energy metabolism in invertebrates, and has been proposed as the target for RNA interference (RNAi)-based control of agricultural insect pests. While there is only one AK gene in most insects, two AK genes...