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
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 transcripts