2017
The proteome and transcriptome of the infectious metacyclic form of Trypanosoma brucei define quiescent cells primed for mammalian invasion
Christiano R, Kolev NG, Shi H, Ullu E, Walther TC, Tschudi C. The proteome and transcriptome of the infectious metacyclic form of Trypanosoma brucei define quiescent cells primed for mammalian invasion. Molecular Microbiology 2017, 106: 74-92. PMID: 28742275, PMCID: PMC5607103, DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious metacyclic formsTsetse fly vectorMetacyclic formsVariant surface glycoprotein expression sitesQuiescent cellsGene expression profilesFly vectorsAvailability of nutrientsMammalian invasionsCell surface componentsCell divisionProcyclic trypanosomesMammalian hostsTrypanosoma bruceiMRNA sequencingExpression profilesExpression sitesMetabolic enzymesBloodstream formsInfectious metacyclicsProtein 6TranscriptomeTsetse fliesProteomeProtein levels
2016
Transcriptome Profiling of Trypanosoma brucei Development in the Tsetse Fly Vector Glossina morsitans
Savage AF, Kolev NG, Franklin JB, Vigneron A, Aksoy S, Tschudi C. Transcriptome Profiling of Trypanosoma brucei Development in the Tsetse Fly Vector Glossina morsitans. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0168877. PMID: 28002435, PMCID: PMC5176191, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsElectron Transport Complex IVGene Expression ProfilingGene LibraryHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingInsect VectorsIntestinal MucosaLife Cycle StagesMembrane GlycoproteinsProtozoan ProteinsProventriculusSalivary GlandsSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptomeTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTsetse FliesUp-RegulationConceptsSalivary gland transcriptomeMetacyclic VSGsInsect vectorsHigh-throughput RNA sequencingBlood-feeding tsetse fliesDigenetic life cycleRNA-binding proteinGene ontology analysisAlanine-rich proteinCytochrome oxidase complexTsetse fliesMidgut transcriptomeGlobal regulatorDNA metabolismTrypanosome developmentOntology analysisDNA replicationSignal transductionTransporter familyMammalian hostsRNA sequencingDistinct tissuesTranscript levelsTranscriptomeRich protein
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