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
2001
Unusual diversity in α-amanitin sensitivity of RNA polymerases in trichomonads
Vaňáčová Š, Tachezy J, Ullu E, Tschudi C. Unusual diversity in α-amanitin sensitivity of RNA polymerases in trichomonads. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2001, 115: 239-247. PMID: 11420110, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(01)00294-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnusual diversityResistant RNA polymerase IIProtein coding genesParasitic protist Trichomonas vaginalisRNA polymerase IIAlpha-amanitin sensitivityProtist Trichomonas vaginalisGenus-specific patternsTritrichomonas foetusLysolecithin-permeabilized cellsUnicellular eukaryotesCoding genesPolymerase IIRNAP IIRNAP IIIRNA polymeraseTrichomonad speciesAlpha-amanitinT. vaginalisRNA synthesisΑ-amanitin sensitivityDiversityTrichomonadsRelated groupsEukaryotes
1998
Physical and transcriptional analysis of the Trypanosoma brucei genome reveals a typical eukaryotic arrangement with close interspersionof RNA polymerase II- and III-transcribed genes
Marchetti M, Tschudi C, Silva E, Ullu E. Physical and transcriptional analysis of the Trypanosoma brucei genome reveals a typical eukaryotic arrangement with close interspersionof RNA polymerase II- and III-transcribed genes. Nucleic Acids Research 1998, 26: 3591-3598. PMID: 9671824, PMCID: PMC147737, DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.15.3591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseDNA, ProtozoanEukaryotic CellsGene DosageGenome, ProtozoanMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtozoan ProteinsRibonucleoprotein, U2 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA Polymerase IIRNA Polymerase IIIRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticTrypanosoma brucei bruceiConceptsPol II transcription unitsPol III genesSmall nuclear RNAU3 small nuclear RNACAT gene cassettePol IITranscription unitRNA genesTranscriptional domainsPol IIICAT mRNAU2 small nuclear RNARNA gene lociPol II genesRNA polymerase IIGene cassettesMRNA processing signalsPolymerase IITranscriptional mapTranscriptional analysisCosmid clonesNuclear RNADistinct initiation sitesCAT geneGene locus