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Table 2 Analysis of cold tolerance of Dermacentor silvarum treated with RNAi

From: Functional implication of heat shock protein 70/90 and tubulin in cold stress of Dermacentor silvarum

Gene

Mortality rate (mean ± SD)

Blank control

PBS

GFP

dsRNA

HSP90

40% ± 11%

45% ± 7%

60% ± 6%

70% ± 10%

HSP70

47.5% ± 7%

52.5% ± 8%

65% ± 14%

(80% ± 10%)*

Tubulin

37.5% ± 13%

47.5% ± 3%

57.5% ± 7%

(70% ± 10%)*

  1. PBS Phosphate-buffered saline, GFP green fluorescent protein
  2. *P < 0.05 indicates a significant difference