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 linesRNAOrganismsInterference
1998
Double-stranded RNA induces mRNA degradation in Trypanosoma brucei
Ngô H, Tschudi C, Gull K, Ullu E. Double-stranded RNA induces mRNA degradation in Trypanosoma brucei. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14687-14692. PMID: 9843950, PMCID: PMC24510, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.25.14687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA degradationUntranslated regionFlagellar attachment zoneMRNA 5' untranslated regionAlpha-tubulin synthesisImportant protozoan parasitesCaenorhabditis elegansAlpha-tubulin mRNACellular mRNAsTrypanosome cellsGenetic interferenceCytoskeletal structuresCleavage furrowDsRNA transfectionSame phenotypeCytokinesisComplex cortical structureFlagellar axonemeTubulin mRNAPlasmid vectorProtozoan parasiteVivo expressionAttachment zoneMRNADsRNA