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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2022

Functional Characterization of Silkworm PIWI Proteins by Embryonic RNAi.

Takashi Kiuchi, Susumu Katsuma

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Takashi KiuchiDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. kiuchi@ss.ab.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Susumu KatsumaDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular mechanisms of sex-determination systems among insect orders and species are diverse. Therefore, genes involved in sex determination are strong candidates for insect pest management. Even though lepidopterans are major agricultural insect pests that cause widespread economic damage to various crops, their sex-determination systems have not been fully elucidated, even in the silkworm (Bombyx mori), a model lepidopteran insect. In 2014, we found that a female-specific W chromosome-derived PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) determines femaleness in silkworms. To analyze the function of two core silkworm piRNA biogenesis pathway genes, Siwi and BmAgo3, in the sex-determination system, we developed a genomic DNA and total RNA extraction strategy for a siRNA-injected single embryo. The siRNA-injected embryo can be molecularly sexed by W chromosome-specific DNA markers. Using complementary DNA (cDNA) reverse transcribed from the sexed RNA, we evaluated the knockdown effect of the PIWI protein-coding genes on a sexual development-related gene, Bombyx mori doublesex.

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BombyxAnimalsFemaleInsect ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSex ChromosomesInsect ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingBmAgo3Bombyx moriBombyx mori doublesexEmbryonic RNAiPIWI-interacting RNAsSex determinationSiwi

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