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Detection of Zika Viral dsRNA Replication Intermediates Using Immunocytochemistry
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2026
Source: Contreras, D., et al. Zika Virus Infectious Cell Culture System and the In Vitro Prophylactic Effect of Interferons. J. Vis. Exp. (2016)The video demonstrates the detection of Zika viral dsRNA intermediates in infected epithelial cells using immunocytochemistry. Infected cells are fixed and then blocked with a blocking solution. The primary and secondary antibodies are added. The nuclei are stained with a fluorescent dye. The labeled viral dsRNA is then seen under a fluorescence...
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RNAi Plating for C. elegans Feeding: A Technique to Induce Target dsRNA Expression in E. coli
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2023
This video describes the principles behind RNAi treatment in C. elegans and demonstrates a protocol to knockdown lin-35 in a transgenic worm strain.
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Injection of dsRNA into Female A. aegypti Mosquitos
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2007
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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RNAi Interference by dsRNA Injection into Drosophila Embryos
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2011
RNA interference has been proven very effective to analyze gene function in Drosophila tracheal development. A detailed protocol used by Jiang lab to inject dsRNA into fly embryos to knockdown gene expression is illustrated. This technique has the potential for screening genes required for tissue and organ development in Drosophila.
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Reproducible dsRNA Microinjection and Oviposition Bioassay in Mosquitoes and House Flies
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2018
This protocol describes a microinjection methodology that we have standardized and used for several years to deliver specific quantities of nucleic acids directly to the hemolymph of mosquitoes and house flies. This protocol results in minimal injection mortality and allows dose correlated measurements of fecundity.
FAQs
Extracellular vesicles provide a carrier route that can convey dsRNA or related signals outside the original cell. A receiving cell must internalize the vesicle-associated material before downstream processing can occur. This links release by one cell with molecular effects in another, making vesicle-mediated movement relevant to communication across neighboring or more distant tissues.
Dicer and the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) represent key components of the gene-regulatory branch. Dicer participates in processing dsRNA into small interfering RNAs, while RISC uses these small RNA products in RNA interference. Following transfer, this pathway provides a route by which RNA information can influence gene regulation in recipient cells.
The same transferred material can engage two distinct biological responses. Processing through Dicer and small interfering RNAs connects dsRNA with RNA interference and gene regulation, whereas innate immune sensors connect dsRNA with antiviral signaling. This distinction matters because a study may need to determine whether an observed effect reflects silencing, immune activation, or both.
Distance depends on how the signal is distributed through the multicellular system. Release into extracellular vesicles or other carriers supports movement beyond the source cell, while internalization by recipient cells determines where the signal can act. Considering both transport and uptake helps distinguish local cell-to-cell communication from effects that reach distant tissues.
A practical conceptual sequence is to examine the source cell, determine whether dsRNA or derived signals are released in carriers, assess their internalization by recipient cells, and then evaluate Dicer, small interfering RNA, RISC, or innate sensor involvement. This sequence separates transfer itself from the downstream gene-regulatory or immune response.
Analysis can distinguish movement of dsRNA from consequences produced after reception. Evidence for Dicer processing and small interfering RNAs points toward RNA interference and gene regulation, whereas activation of innate immune sensors indicates an immune response. Separating these outcomes clarifies whether transfer primarily changes gene expression, contributes to antiviral defense, or connects both.
Because transferred dsRNA can carry regulatory information between cells, studying its movement helps connect RNA interference with multicellular biology. The topic also informs host-pathogen interaction research, where antiviral defense and immune sensing are relevant outcomes. Finally, these mechanisms support investigation of RNA-based therapeutic strategies by identifying how cells receive and process RNA signals.
Within biology, the process provides a framework for studying communication that is not limited to direct contact between cells. Its relevance extends from intracellular RNA interference to tissue-level antiviral defense, because transferred material can be processed into regulatory signals or recognized by innate immune sensors. This connects molecular RNA biology with coordination across multicellular organisms.