Injection of dsRNA into Female A. aegypti Mosquitos

DOI :

10.3791/215-v

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July 4th, 2007

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Brian M. Luna¹, Jennifer Juhn¹, Anthony A. James²

¹Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine (UCI), ²Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine (UCI)

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Reverse genetic approaches have proven extremely useful for determining which genes underly resistance to vector pathogens in mosquitoes. This video protocol illustrates a method used by the James lab to inject dsRNA into female A. aegypti mosquitoes, which harbor the dengue virus. The technique for calibrating injection needles, manipulating the injection setup, and injecting dsRNA into the thorax is illustrated.

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