Extracellular vesicles spread the RNA interference signal of Tribolium castaneum TcA cells.
Insect
Intercellular communication
RNAi
Small RNA
dsRNA
siRNA
Journal
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology
ISSN: 1879-0240
Titre abrégé: Insect Biochem Mol Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9207282
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
18
07
2018
revised:
03
03
2020
accepted:
02
04
2020
pubmed:
18
4
2020
medline:
5
1
2021
entrez:
18
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The potential utility of RNA interference (RNAi) to control insect pests and viral infections depends largely on the target organism's ability to systemically spread the RNAi response. The efficacy of systemic RNAi varies among insects, though it has been shown to be high in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. We identified an extracellular RNAi signal that is present in the culture medium of T. castaneum (TcA) cells after treatment with long dsRNA specific for a luciferase reporter gene. Luciferase-specific siRNAs were detected in extracellular vesicles (EVs) that were purified from the culture medium of these dsRNA-treated cells. Furthermore, by measuring the silencing of luciferase expression, we showed that these siRNA-containing EVs can act as an RNAi signal for recipient TcA cells. We have therefore shown that a systemic RNAi response upon dsRNA treatment can be effectively spread through EVs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32302638
pii: S0965-1748(20)30066-7
doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103377
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
RNA, Double-Stranded
0
RNA, Small Interfering
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103377Informations de copyright
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