2023
Two cold shock domain containing proteins trigger the development of infectious Trypanosoma brucei
Toh J, Nkouawa A, Dong G, Kolev N, Tschudi C. Two cold shock domain containing proteins trigger the development of infectious Trypanosoma brucei. PLOS Pathogens 2023, 19: e1011438. PMID: 37276216, PMCID: PMC10270622, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold shock domainMetacyclic parasitesRegulation of transcriptionMicrotubule-based movementProtozoan parasite Trypanosoma bruceiCold shock proteinsRNA-binding proteinC-terminal domainFamily of DNAN-terminal domainDNA damage repairParasite Trypanosoma bruceiSpecific binding motifAmino acid residuesMammalian infectivityNucleocytoplasmic transportDevelopmental programProcyclic parasitesTrypanosoma bruceiCSD2CSD1MRNA stabilityBiological functionsBinding motifBiological processes
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