2012
Comparative Genomics Reveals Two Novel RNAi Factors in Trypanosoma brucei and Provides Insight into the Core Machinery
Barnes RL, Shi H, Kolev NG, Tschudi C, Ullu E. Comparative Genomics Reveals Two Novel RNAi Factors in Trypanosoma brucei and Provides Insight into the Core Machinery. PLOS Pathogens 2012, 8: e1002678. PMID: 22654659, PMCID: PMC3359990, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA interferenceT. bruceiComparative genomicsTrypanosoma bruceiMechanism of RNAiCatalog of genesCore RNAi machineryWide RNAi screenArgonaute 1 proteinNext-generation IlluminaRepertoire of factorsLoss of fitnessDistinct developmental stagesAncient eukaryotesRNAi factorsCore machineryRNAi machineryRNAi screenRNAi toolTrypanosomatid protozoaDuplex siRNAsRNAi efficiencyHuman parasitesMolecular explorationBrucei
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