有研究者对编码拟南芥MAP65家族微管相关蛋白的AtMAP65-3基因进行了测序和表征。研究人员已经证明,通过运用“基因沉默”RNA干扰技术,AtMAP65-3基因的下调降低了转基因拟南芥植株对根结线虫的敏感性。这种新方法可成功应用于蔬菜、谷物、水果、花卉和木本植物育种,以能寻找MAP65-3同源基因,并与其他各种技术(诱变、耕作、K-O、基因沉默等) Researchers have sequenced and characterized the AtMAP65-3 gene encoding MAP65 family of microtubule-associated proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Researchers have demonstrated that the down-regulation of the AtMAP65-3 gene reduces the susceptibility of transgenic Arabidopsis plants to root-knot nematodes by using “gene silencing” RNAi technology. This new method has been successfully applied to the breeding of vegetables, cereals, fruits, flowers and woody plants in order to find MAP65-3 homologues and to interact with various other techniques (mutagenesis, tillage, K-O, gene silencing, etc.)