title: RNAi-mediated plant protection against aphids.
abstract: Aphids (Aphididae) are major agricultural pests that cause significant yield losses of crop plants each year by inflicting damage both through the direct effects of feeding and by vectoring harmful plant viruses. Expression of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) directed against suitable insect target genes in transgenic plants has been shown to give protection against pests through plant-mediated RNA interference (RNAi). Thus, as a potential alternative and effective strategy for insect pest management in agricultural practice, plant-mediated RNAi for aphid control has received close attention in recent years. In this review, the mechanism of RNAi in insects and the so far explored effective RNAi target genes in aphids, their potential applications in the development of transgenic plants for aphid control and the major challenges in this regard are reviewed, and the future prospects of using plant-mediated RNAi for aphid control are discussed. This review is intended to be a helpful insight into the generation of aphid-resistant plants through plant-mediated RNAi strategy. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan, China.|Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiu-Dao
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Zong-Cai
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Si-Liang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Qin
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yong-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Peng-Fei
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: You-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lan-Qin
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology; D034622:RNA Interference
keywords: RNA interference; aphid control; double-stranded RNA; plant