A Transmissible RNA Pathway in Honey Bees

Summary: Systemic RNAi, initiated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) ingestion, has been reported in diverse invertebrates, including honey bees, demonstrating environmental RNA uptake that undermines homologous gene expression. However, the question why any organism would take up RNA from the environme...

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Main Authors: Eyal Maori, Yael Garbian, Vered Kunik, Rita Mozes-Koch, Osnat Malka, Haim Kalev, Niv Sabath, Ilan Sela, Sharoni Shafir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719305534