RNAi used to induce ROS stress in a study of oogenesis

Perkins AT, Das TM, Panzera LC, Bickel SE. Oxidative stress in oocytes during midprophase induces premature loss of cohesion and chromosome segregation errors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Oct 17. pii: 201612047. PMID: 27791141.

From the abstract: "... A growing body of evidence suggests that meiotic cohesion deteriorates as oocytes age ... One hallmark of aging cells is an increase in oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, increased oxidative damage in older oocytes may be one of the factors that leads to premature loss of cohesion and segregation errors. To test this hypothesis, we used an RNAi strategy to induce oxidative stress in Drosophila oocytes and measured the fidelity of chromosome segregation during meiosis. ..."