Patent ID: 11944102
Assignee: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C  Y | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. An siRNA molecule targeting the mature mRNA of Diuraphis noxia (D. noxia) larval cuticle protein cprr1-8 (cprr1-8) in a region between nucleotides 464 and 774 of SEQ ID NO: 23, wherein the siRNA molecule includes a polynucleotide comprising an RNA sequence which is complementary to at least 19 contiguous nucleotides in the region between nucleotides 464 and 774 and the siRNA is capable of silencing the cprr1-8 gene in D. noxia and reducing virulence of D. noxia which are administered the siRNA molecule.