2018
A single-point mutation in the RNA-binding protein 6 generates Trypanosoma brucei metacyclics that are able to progress to bloodstream forms in vitro
Shi H, Butler K, Tschudi C. A single-point mutation in the RNA-binding protein 6 generates Trypanosoma brucei metacyclics that are able to progress to bloodstream forms in vitro. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2018, 224: 50-56. PMID: 30055184, PMCID: PMC6147148, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2018.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
A 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