2009
Distinct and overlapping roles for two Dicer-like proteins in the RNA interference pathways of the ancient eukaryote Trypanosoma brucei
Patrick KL, Shi H, Kolev NG, Ersfeld K, Tschudi C, Ullu E. Distinct and overlapping roles for two Dicer-like proteins in the RNA interference pathways of the ancient eukaryote Trypanosoma brucei. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 17933-17938. PMID: 19815526, PMCID: PMC2764927, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907766106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDicer-like enzymesRNA interferenceRNAi pathwayBiogenesis of siRNAsDicer-like proteinsNuclear RNAi pathwaySingle Argonaute proteinEnd modificationReverse genetic analysisRNAi-deficient cellsRNA interference (RNAi) pathwayWild-type cellsAncient eukaryotesArgonaute proteinsRNAi responseAncient traitRepeat transcriptsInterference pathwayCytoplasmic proteinsImportant human pathogenTrypanosoma bruceiGenetic analysisRNAi triggersFunctional analysisIntermediate transcripts
2001
RNA interference in Trypanosoma brucei: cloning of small interfering RNAs provides evidence for retroposon-derived 24-26-nucleotide RNAs.
Djikeng A, Shi H, Tschudi C, Ullu E. RNA interference in Trypanosoma brucei: cloning of small interfering RNAs provides evidence for retroposon-derived 24-26-nucleotide RNAs. RNA 2001, 7: 1522-30. PMID: 11720282, PMCID: PMC1370195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-stranded RNARNA interferenceGene-specific double-stranded RNAHigh-speed pellet fractionStrand-specific probesSmall interfering RNAsTarget RNA degradationDsRNA resultsHousekeeping functionsTrypanosoma bruceiRNA degradationCellular RNAInterfering RNAsNorthern hybridizationWeight complexesSequence analysisHigh-speed pelletRNALong fragmentSiRNAsPellet fractionEnrichment strategyCloningSupernatant fractionFragments
2000
Genetic interference in Trypanosoma brucei by heritable and inducible double-stranded RNA.
Shi H, Djikeng A, Mark T, Wirtz E, Tschudi C, Ullu E. Genetic interference in Trypanosoma brucei by heritable and inducible double-stranded RNA. RNA 2000, 6: 1069-76. PMID: 10917601, PMCID: PMC1369981, DOI: 10.1017/s1355838200000297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDown-RegulationElectroporationGene ExpressionGenetic EngineeringPhenotypePlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Synthesis InhibitorsProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedTetracyclineTime FactorsTransfectionTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTubulinViral ProteinsConceptsDouble-stranded RNARNA interferenceGenetic interferenceExpression of dsRNAActin mRNAT7 RNA polymerase systemRNA polymerase systemSpecific mRNA degradationStem-loop structureStable cell linesTetracycline-inducible promoterRNAi responseMolecular dissectionMRNA degradationInducible fashionPolymerase systemCellular divisionGene expressionTransfection efficiencyTransient interferenceCell generationCell linesRNAOrganismsInterferenceRNA Metabolism in Trypanosomes: Approaches to Unravel pre-mRNA Signals Required for Intron Removal
Tschudi C, Ullu E. RNA Metabolism in Trypanosomes: Approaches to Unravel pre-mRNA Signals Required for Intron Removal. 2000, 19-42. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-4622-8_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene expressionRNA metabolismCap 4 modificationMitochondrial RNA editingPost-transcriptional levelCis-acting signalsPolycistronic transcriptionRNA processingRNA editingIntron removalRNA interferenceTranscriptional levelProcessing machineryTrypanosomesExpressionMetabolismPolyadenylationRNAiMajor determinantTranscriptionMachineryEditingRegulationLikely modulationDiscovery