Knockdown of nuclease activity in the gut enhances RNAi efficiency in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, but not in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Jornt Spit, Annelies Philips, Niels Wynant, +3

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Identification, functional characterization and phylogenetic analysis of double stranded RNA degrading enzymes present in the gut of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

Niels Wynant, Dulce Santos, Rik Verdonck, +3

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

BiologyDesert LocustSchistocerca GregariaPhylogeneticsBiochemical Taxonomy +8

Scavenger receptor‐mediated endocytosis facilitates <scp>RNA</scp> interference in the desert locust, <i> <scp>S</scp> chistocerca gregaria </i>

Niels Wynant, Dulce Santos, Pieter Van Wielendaele, +1

Insect Molecular Biology

Generation of Virus- and dsRNA-Derived siRNAs with Species-Dependent Length in Insects

Dulce Santos, Lina Mingels, Elise Vogel, +9

Viruses

Lipophorins can adhere to dsRNA, bacteria and fungi present in the hemolymph of the desert locust: A role as general scavenger for pathogens in the open body cavity

Niels Wynant, Tewodros Firdissa Duressa, Dulce Santos, +4

Journal of Insect Physiology

BiologyOpen Body CavityDesert LocustGeneral ScavengerParasitic Protozoa +8

Insights into RNAi-based antiviral immunity in Lepidoptera: acute and persistent infections in Bombyx mori and Trichoplusia ni cell lines

Dulce Santos, Niels Wynant, Stijn Van den Brande, +5

Scientific Reports

Persistent RNA virus infection of lepidopteran cell lines: Interactions with the RNAi machinery

Luc Swevers, Konstantinos Ioannidis, Marianna Kolovou, +8

Journal of Insect Physiology

BiologyRnai MachineryInsect VirusPlant-virus InteractionPathogenesis +6

The presence of extracellular microRNAs in the media of cultured Drosophila cells

Stijn Van den Brande, Marijke Gijbels, Niels Wynant, +5

Scientific Reports

Extracellular vesicles spread the RNA interference signal of Tribolium castaneum TcA cells

Lina Mingels, Niels Wynant, Dulce Santos, +5

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Extracellular VesiclesSignal TransductionCell SignalingRna Interference SignalNatural Sciences +9

Short-term persistence precedes pathogenic infection: Infection kinetics of cricket paralysis virus in silkworm-derived Bm5 cells

Luoluo Wang, Kaat Cappelle, Dulce Santos, +3

Journal of Insect Physiology

Cricket Paralysis VirusViral PersistenceInfection KineticsPathogenesisImmunology +5