FIGURE 4.

Effect of ingested plant dsRNA on WCR transcriptome. (A) Outline of experiments to identify genes regulated by plant-derived siRNAs accumulated in WCR larvae fed on artificial diet supplemented with total RNA from corn roots and soy leaves, respectively. All graphs show % of total reads from the respective organism and standard deviation. (B) Plant-derived siRNA size distribution in WCR larvae fed on total RNA from corn or soy. (C) Plant siRNA size distribution found in total RNA fed to WCR. (D) Endogenous sRNA size distribution in WCR fed on total RNA from corn or soy. (E) Plant-derived siRNA accumulation in WCR larvae fed total RNA from corn roots or soy leaves.