2019
The vault RNA of Trypanosoma brucei plays a role in the production of trans-spliced mRNA
Kolev NG, Rajan KS, Tycowski KT, Toh JY, Shi H, Lei Y, Michaeli S, Tschudi C. The vault RNA of Trypanosoma brucei plays a role in the production of trans-spliced mRNA. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 15559-15574. PMID: 31439669, PMCID: PMC6816085, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.008580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomerase-associated protein 1Vault RNAY RNAsRNA quality controlRNA polymerase IIISmall nuclear RNATrans-spliced mRNAPermeabilized cell systemNcRNA repertoireRNP biogenesisMRNA metabolismRNA speciesSequence similarityRNA classesMammalian cellsNuclear RNAPolymerase IIIRo functionTrypanosoma bruceiVtRNAsGene expressionRo proteinBloodstream formsRNACell nuclei
2014
Construction of Trypanosoma brucei Illumina RNA-Seq Libraries Enriched for Transcript Ends
Kolev NG, Ullu E, Tschudi C. Construction of Trypanosoma brucei Illumina RNA-Seq Libraries Enriched for Transcript Ends. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1201: 165-175. PMID: 25388113, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1438-8_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman pathogen Trypanosoma bruceiHigh-throughput RNA sequencingLong polycistronic precursorsGenome-wide scaleIllumina RNA-seqPathogen Trypanosoma bruceiRNA polymerase IIRNA-seq librariesSingle-nucleotide resolutionTranscript endsTranscript boundariesTranscriptome annotationUnannotated genesPolymerase IICellular abundancePolycistronic precursorsTranscription initiationGene clusterRNA-seqPolyadenylation sitesRNA sequencingMRNA precursorsTrypanosoma bruceiRNA moleculesMRNA molecules
2009
Distinct and overlapping roles for two Dicer-like proteins in the RNA interference pathways of the ancient eukaryote Trypanosoma brucei
Patrick KL, Shi H, Kolev NG, Ersfeld K, Tschudi C, Ullu E. Distinct and overlapping roles for two Dicer-like proteins in the RNA interference pathways of the ancient eukaryote Trypanosoma brucei. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 17933-17938. PMID: 19815526, PMCID: PMC2764927, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907766106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDicer-like enzymesRNA interferenceRNAi pathwayBiogenesis of siRNAsDicer-like proteinsNuclear RNAi pathwaySingle Argonaute proteinEnd modificationReverse genetic analysisRNAi-deficient cellsRNA interference (RNAi) pathwayWild-type cellsAncient eukaryotesArgonaute proteinsRNAi responseAncient traitRepeat transcriptsInterference pathwayCytoplasmic proteinsImportant human pathogenTrypanosoma bruceiGenetic analysisRNAi triggersFunctional analysisIntermediate transcriptssnoRNAs in Giardia lamblia: a novel role in RNA silencing?
Kolev NG, Ullu E. snoRNAs in Giardia lamblia: a novel role in RNA silencing? Trends In Parasitology 2009, 25: 348-350. PMID: 19616476, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research