Đặng Thị Hoàng Oanh * , Marielle Van Hunten Peter John Waklker

* Tác giả liên hệ (dthoanh@ctu.edu.vn)

Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi) has been widely used to inhibit virus infection. To target White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp using RNAi, envelop protein gene VP28 was selected. To test if high level expression of the target gene could be inhibited using RNAi, the efficacy of selected dsRNAs were tested in insect cells using recombinant baculovirus expressing the WSSV VP28 from the polyhedrin promoter. Efficient silencing was demonstrated for gene target with levels of knock-down ranging from 80-100%.
Keywords: WSSV, dsRNA

Tóm tắt

RNA can thiệp (RNAi) hiện đang được sử dụng rất phổ biến để ức chế sự lây nhiễm của vi-rút. Gen VP28 của WSSV được chọn làm gen mục tiêu để ức chế sự lây nhiễm WSSV ở tôm bằng RNAi. Để đánh giá khả năng can thiệp của RNAi lên gen mục tiêu có biểu hiện ở mức độ cao, hiệu quả ức chế của dsRNA lên gen VP28 biểu hiện bằng baculovirus tái tổ hợp từ khởi điểm polyhedrin trên tế bào côn trùng được xác định. Kết quả cho thấy hiệu quả ức chế gen mục tiêu đạt được ở mức 80-100%.
Từ khóa: RNAi, WSSV, dsRNA

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