2017
The proteome and transcriptome of the infectious metacyclic form of Trypanosoma brucei define quiescent cells primed for mammalian invasion
Christiano R, Kolev NG, Shi H, Ullu E, Walther TC, Tschudi C. The proteome and transcriptome of the infectious metacyclic form of Trypanosoma brucei define quiescent cells primed for mammalian invasion. Molecular Microbiology 2017, 106: 74-92. PMID: 28742275, PMCID: PMC5607103, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious metacyclic formsTsetse fly vectorMetacyclic formsVariant surface glycoprotein expression sitesQuiescent cellsGene expression profilesFly vectorsAvailability of nutrientsMammalian invasionsCell surface componentsCell divisionProcyclic trypanosomesMammalian hostsTrypanosoma bruceiMRNA sequencingExpression profilesExpression sitesMetabolic enzymesBloodstream formsInfectious metacyclicsProtein 6TranscriptomeTsetse fliesProteomeProtein levels
2010
The Transcriptome of the Human Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei at Single-Nucleotide Resolution
Kolev NG, Franklin JB, Carmi S, Shi H, Michaeli S, Tschudi C. The Transcriptome of the Human Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei at Single-Nucleotide Resolution. PLOS Pathogens 2010, 6: e1001090. PMID: 20838601, PMCID: PMC2936537, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceGene Expression ProfilingGenome, BacterialHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMolecular Sequence DataRNA Polymerase IIRNA PrecursorsRNA, BacterialSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription Initiation SiteTranscription, GeneticTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTrypanosomiasis, AfricanConceptsGene clusterNew transcriptsHigh-throughput RNA sequencingInitiation siteOrganization of genesRNA polymerase IISimilar genome organizationPutative initiation siteSingle-nucleotide resolutionTranscription initiation siteGene expression patternsPre-mRNA processingNon-coding RNAsGenome organizationPolymerase IIGenomic mapTranscription initiationInsect vectorsEukaryotic promotersMass spectrometry analysisImportant human pathogenMammalian hostsRNA sequencingTrypanosoma bruceiT. brucei