Bactrocera tryoni and closely related pest tephritids--molecular analysis and prospects for transgenic control strategies

@article{citeulike:2881239, abstract = {Bactrocera tryoni is a serious pest of horticulture in eastern Australia. Here we review molecular data relevant to pest status and development of a transformation system for this species. The development of transformation vectors for non-drosophilid insects has opened the door to the possibility of improving the sterile insect technique (SIT), by genetically engineering factory strains of pest insects to produce male-only broods. Transposition assays indicate that all five of the vectors currently used for transformation in non-drosophilid species have the potential to be useful as transformation vectors in B. tryoni. Evidence of cross mobilization of hobo by an endogenous Homer element emphasises the necessity to understand the endogenous transposons within a species. The sex-specific doublesex and yolk protein genes have been characterized with a view to engineering a female-specific lethal gene or modifying gene expression through RNA interference (RNAi). Data are presented which indicate the potential of RNAi to modify the sex ratio of resultant broods. An understanding of how pest status is determined and maintained is being addressed through the characterization of genes of the circadian clock that enable the fly to adapt to environmental cues. Such an understanding will be useful in the future to the effective delivery of sophisticated pest control measures.}, author = {Raphael, Kathryn A. and Whyard, Steven and Shearman, Deborah and An, Xin and Frommer, Marianne }, booktitle = {Insect Transgenesis and its Potential Role in Agriculture}, citeulike-article-id = {2881239}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.014}, journal = {Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology}, keywords = {review, tephritid, transgenic}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {167--176}, posted-at = {2008-06-11 02:31:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Bactrocera tryoni and closely related pest tephritids--molecular analysis and prospects for transgenic control strategies}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.014}, volume = {34}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2881239 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2881239 TI - Bactrocera tryoni and closely related pest tephritids--molecular analysis and prospects for transgenic control strategies T2 - Insect Transgenesis and its Potential Role in Agriculture JF - Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology VL - 34 IS - 2 SP - 167 EP - 176 N2 - Bactrocera tryoni is a serious pest of horticulture in eastern Australia. Here we review molecular data relevant to pest status and development of a transformation system for this species. The development of transformation vectors for non-drosophilid insects has opened the door to the possibility of improving the sterile insect technique (SIT), by genetically engineering factory strains of pest insects to produce male-only broods. Transposition assays indicate that all five of the vectors currently used for transformation in non-drosophilid species have the potential to be useful as transformation vectors in B. tryoni. Evidence of cross mobilization of hobo by an endogenous Homer element emphasises the necessity to understand the endogenous transposons within a species. The sex-specific doublesex and yolk protein genes have been characterized with a view to engineering a female-specific lethal gene or modifying gene expression through RNA interference (RNAi). Data are presented which indicate the potential of RNAi to modify the sex ratio of resultant broods. An understanding of how pest status is determined and maintained is being addressed through the characterization of genes of the circadian clock that enable the fly to adapt to environmental cues. Such an understanding will be useful in the future to the effective delivery of sophisticated pest control measures. KW - review KW - tephritid KW - transgenic AU - Raphael, Kathryn AU - Whyard, Steven AU - Shearman, Deborah AU - An, Xin AU - Frommer, Marianne PY - 2004/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.014 ER -