Table 4. Effects of RNAi on the expression of three candidate resistance genes in Aedes albopictus.
Microinjection | Oral delivery | |||
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Gene | Controla | RNAib | Controla | RNAib |
CYP6A8 | 1.000 (0.045) | 0.472 (0.063)** | 1.000 (0.017) | 0.481 (0.016)** |
CCG013931.2 | 1.000 (0.079) | 0.337 (0.062)** | 1.000 (0.026) | 0.465 (0.057)** |
CCG000656.1 | 1.000 (0.054) | 0.286 (0.031)** | 1.000 (0.004) | 0.520 (0.012)** |
a Control refers to Ae. albopictus Lab-DR strain mosquitoes treated with a siRNA duplex lacking significant sequence homology to any genes in the Ae. aegypti genome.
b RNAi: siRNA-treated group
**, P < 0.01 for comparison between RNAi group and control group.