2011
The RNA Interference Pathway in Trypanosoma brucei
Ullu E, Kolev N, Barnes R, Tschudi C. The RNA Interference Pathway in Trypanosoma brucei. Nucleic Acids And Molecular Biology 2011, 28: 167-185. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28687-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA interference (RNAi) pathwayInterference pathwayEarly divergent eukaryoteMost eukaryotic cellsSequence-specific mannerEukaryotic evolutionDivergent eukaryotesHigher eukaryotesRNAi machineryEukaryotic cellsLong dsRNAsRNAi mechanismTarget transcriptsTrypanosoma bruceiConsequence cellsSpecific defense mechanismsEukaryotesProtozoan parasiteDefense mechanismsTranscriptsCurrent understandingNucleic acidsPathwayHighlight similaritiesSuch mechanisms
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