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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Tribolium castaneum as a Model for High-Throughput RNAi Screening

Authors : Eileen Knorr, Linda Bingsohn, Michael R. Kanost, Andreas Vilcinskas

Published in: Yellow Biotechnology II

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Abstract

Coleopteran insects are a highly diverse and successful order, and many beetle species are significant agricultural pests. New biorational strategies for managing populations of beetles and other insect species are needed as pests develop resistance to chemical insecticides and Bt toxins. There is now an opportunity to use genome sequence data to identify genes that are essential for insect growth, development, or survival as new targets for designing control technology. This goal requires a method for high-throughput in vivo screening of thousands of genes to identify candidate genes that, when their expression is disrupted, have a phenotype that may be useful in insect pest control. Tribolium castaneum, the red flour beetle, is a model organism that offers considerable advantages for such screening, including ease of rearing in large numbers, a sequenced genome, and a strong, systemic RNAi response for specific depletion of gene transcripts. The RNAi effect in T. castaneum can be elicited in any tissue and any stage by the injection of dsRNA into the hemocoel, and injection of dsRNA into adult females can even be used to identify phenotypes in offspring. A pilot RNAi screen (iBeetle) is underway. Several T. castaneum genes with promising RNAi phenotypes for further development as mechanisms for plant protection have been identified. These include heat shock protein 90, chitin synthase, the segmentation gene hairy, and a matrix metalloprotease. Candidate genes identified in T. castaneum screens can then be tested in agricultural pest species (in which screening is not feasible), to evaluate their effectiveness for use in potential plant-based RNAi control strategies. Delivery of dsRNA expressed by genetically modified crops to the midgut of phytophagous insects is under investigation as a new tool for very specific protection of plants from insect pest species. The T. castaneum screening platform offers a system for discovery of candidate genes with high potential benefit.

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Metadata
Title
Tribolium castaneum as a Model for High-Throughput RNAi Screening
Authors
Eileen Knorr
Linda Bingsohn
Michael R. Kanost
Andreas Vilcinskas
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Yellow Biotechnology II

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-39901-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-39902-2

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_208

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