2000
Cotranscriptional Cap 4 Formation on the Trypanosoma brucei Spliced Leader RNA*
Mair G, Ullu E, Tschudi C. Cotranscriptional Cap 4 Formation on the Trypanosoma brucei Spliced Leader RNA*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 28994-28999. PMID: 10880518, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004193200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCap 4 structureSL RNAMRNA cap formationT. brucei cellsSpliced leader RNARNA cap structureSpliced leader sequenceTranscriptional arrestTrypanosomatid protozoaBrucei cellsLeader RNACap 4Cotranscriptional mechanismLeader sequenceTrypanosoma bruceiCap structureRNA transcriptsRibonucleoprotein formationAdenosine residuesPosition 117RNATranscriptsCap formationNucleotidesEukaryotesA new twist in trypanosome RNA metabolism: cis-splicing of pre-mRNA.
Mair G, Shi H, Li H, Djikeng A, Aviles H, Bishop J, Falcone F, Gavrilescu C, Montgomery J, Santori M, Stern L, Wang Z, Ullu E, Tschudi C. A new twist in trypanosome RNA metabolism: cis-splicing of pre-mRNA. RNA 2000, 6: 163-9. PMID: 10688355, PMCID: PMC1369902, DOI: 10.1017/s135583820099229x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis-spliced intronsSplice siteGT/AG ruleSmall intergenic regionAncient acquisitionGene arrangementTrypanosome genomeEukaryotic cellsRNA metabolismIntergenic regionIntron removalLeader sequenceTrypanosoma bruceiIntronsNucleotide positionsAG dinucleotideEuglena gracilisTrypanosoma cruziPolymerase geneIdentical positionsPoint mutationsRecent discoveryPAP mRNAGenesMRNA
1995
Accurate Modification of the Trypanosome Spliced Leader Cap Structure in a Homologous Cell-free System (∗)
Ullu E, Tschudi C. Accurate Modification of the Trypanosome Spliced Leader Cap Structure in a Homologous Cell-free System (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 20365-20369. PMID: 7657609, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.35.20365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSL RNACap structureCell-free systemRibonucleoprotein particleUnusual cap structureSpliced leader sequenceTrans-splicing activityHomologous cell-free systemRNA maturationTrypanosomatid protozoaNucleotide compositionC. fasciculataLeader sequenceTrypanosoma bruceiCell-free extractsT. bruceiT. cruziRNANucleotides 7Vitro reactionBruceiTwo-dimensional thin-layer chromatographyL. amazonensisLeishmania amazonensisCrithidia
1985
Calmodulin genes in trypanosomes are tandemly repeated and produce multiple mRNAs with a common 5' leader sequence.
Tschudi C, Young A, Ruben L, Patton C, Richards F. Calmodulin genes in trypanosomes are tandemly repeated and produce multiple mRNAs with a common 5' leader sequence. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 3998-4002. PMID: 3858856, PMCID: PMC397921, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.12.3998.Peer-Reviewed Original Research