2017
The Canonical Poly (A) Polymerase PAP1 Polyadenylates Non-Coding RNAs and Is Essential for snoRNA Biogenesis in Trypanosoma brucei
Chikne V, Gupta SK, Doniger T, K. SR, Cohen-Chalamish S, Ben-Asher HW, Kolet L, Yahia NH, Unger R, Ullu E, Kolev NG, Tschudi C, Michaeli S. The Canonical Poly (A) Polymerase PAP1 Polyadenylates Non-Coding RNAs and Is Essential for snoRNA Biogenesis in Trypanosoma brucei. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2017, 429: 3301-3318. PMID: 28456523, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-coding RNAsPoly (ADP-ribose) polymeraseUnique RNA processing mechanismsCis-spliced intronsRNA processing mechanismsSmall nucleolar RNAsLong non-coding RNAsPolyadenylation of mRNAParasite Trypanosoma bruceiSnoRNA biogenesisTrans splicingPrecursor snoRNASnoRNA processingNucleolar RNAsPAP1Trypanosoma bruceiPolyadenylationMajor substrateSnoRNAsTrypanosoma cruziPAP2RNAPolymerase Pap1TrypanosomesCausative agent
2015
Genome-wide analysis of small nucleolar RNAs of Leishmania major reveals a rich repertoire of RNAs involved in modification and processing of rRNA
Eliaz D, Doniger T, Tkacz ID, Biswas VK, Gupta SK, Kolev NG, Unger R, Ullu E, Tschudi C, Michaeli S. Genome-wide analysis of small nucleolar RNAs of Leishmania major reveals a rich repertoire of RNAs involved in modification and processing of rRNA. RNA Biology 2015, 12: 1222-1255. PMID: 25970223, PMCID: PMC4829279, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2015.1038019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nucleolar RNAsNucleolar RNAsGenome-wide analysisRNA processing mechanismsRRNA secondary structurePost-transcriptional levelCore proteinProcessing of rRNARNA-seq analysisFunctional homologueGene clusterRNA speciesTrypanosoma bruceiSnoRNAsComplete repertoireGene expressionRRNA cleavageAnalogous functionsSecondary structureRNAProtozoan parasiteRich repertoireOrganismsSpeciesProtein