DSRNA AS INSECT CONTROL AGENT

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for controlling pest infestation using double stranded RNA molecules. The invention provides methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, as well as pesticidal agents and commodity products produced by the inventive plants.

主权项

1. An isolated double stranded RNA molecule comprising annealed complementary strands, wherein at least one of said strands comprises a polyribonucleotide selected from the group consisting of:
(i) polyribonucleotides complementary to at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a target gene represented by any of SEQ ID NOs: 3, 795, 890, 1073, 1684, and 2366, (ii) polyribonucleotides complementary to at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a target gene encoding the amino acid sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NO: 4, 796, 891, 1074, 1685, and 2367, and (iii) polyribonucleotides having at least 80% sequence identity with the polyribonucleotides of (i) or (ii), wherein said double stranded RNA molecule causes down-regulation of said target gene.