Message in a bubble: shuttling small RNAs and proteins between cells and interacting organisms using extracellular vesicles

Q Cai, B He, S Wang, S Fletcher, D Niu… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Communication between plant cells and interacting microorganisms requires the secretion
and uptake of functional molecules to and from the extracellular environment and is …

Nanoparticle‐mediated double‐stranded RNA delivery system: A promising approach for sustainable pest management

S Yan, BY Ren, J Shen - Insect Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
RNA interference (RNAi) targeting lethal genes in insects has great potential for sustainable
crop protection. Compared with traditional double‐stranded (ds) RNA delivery systems …

Spray‐induced gene silencing for disease control is dependent on the efficiency of pathogen RNA uptake

L Qiao, C Lan, L Capriotti, A Ah‐Fong… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent discoveries show that fungi can take up environmental RNA, which can then silence
fungal genes through environmental RNA interference. This discovery prompted the …

Strategies for enhancing the efficiency of RNA interference in insects

K Silver, AMW Cooper, KY Zhu - Pest Management Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Low RNA interference (RNAi) efficiency in many insect pests has significantly prevented its
widespread application for insect pest management. This article provides a comprehensive …

dsRNA uptake in plant pests and pathogens: insights into RNAi-based insect and fungal control technology

N Wytinck, CL Manchur, VH Li, S Whyard, MF Belmonte - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Efforts to develop more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional broad-spectrum
pesticides in agriculture have recently turned to RNA interference (RNAi) technology. With …

[PDF][PDF] Nanoparticle-based nontransformative RNA insecticides for sustainable pest control: mechanisms, current status and challenges

S Yan, MZ Yin, J Shen - Entomol. Gen, 2022 - researchgate.net
RNA interference (RNAi) described as post transcriptional gene silencing offers great
opportunities for develo** RNA insecticide for sustainable pest management. In the past …

Improving RNA-based crop protection through nanotechnology and insights from cross-kingdom RNA trafficking

A Chen, L Halilovic, JH Shay, A Koch, N Mitter… - Current opinion in plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) is a powerful and eco-friendly method for crop
protection. Based off the discovery of RNA uptake ability in many fungal pathogens, the …

The role of polymers in enabling RNAi-based technology for sustainable pest management

AI Quilez-Molina, J Niño Sanchez, D Merino - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The growing global food demand, coupled with the limitations of traditional pest control
methods, has driven the search for innovative and sustainable solutions in agricultural pest …

Management of post-harvest anthracnose: current approaches and future perspectives

A Ciofini, F Negrini, R Baroncelli, E Baraldi - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anthracnose is a severe disease caused by Colletotrichum spp. on several crop species.
Fungal infections can occur both in the field and at the post-harvest stage causing severe …

RNA interference strategies for future management of plant pathogenic fungi: Prospects and challenges

DE Gebremichael, ZM Haile, F Negrini, S Sabbadini… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant pathogenic fungi are the largest group of disease-causing agents on crop plants and
represent a persistent and significant threat to agriculture worldwide. Conventional …