2025
Deep mutational scanning of the Trypanosoma brucei developmental regulator RBP6 reveals an essential disordered region influenced by positive residues
Rojas-Sánchez S, Kolev N, Tschudi C. Deep mutational scanning of the Trypanosoma brucei developmental regulator RBP6 reveals an essential disordered region influenced by positive residues. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 1168. PMID: 39885181, PMCID: PMC11782513, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56553-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsMutationProtozoan ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTrypanosomiasis, AfricanTsetse FliesConceptsN-terminal intrinsically disordered regionRNA binding protein 6RNA recognition motifDeep mutational scanningMutational scanningDisordered regionsProtein-RNA interactionsIntrinsically disordered regionsComplex developmental programPositively charged residuesSingle-point variantsProtein-RNARNA recognitionDeleterious mutationsMutational constraintsProcyclic formsAnimal African trypanosomiasisTrypanosoma bruceiCharged residuesPrimary structureRegained infectivityDevelopmental programRegulatory roleProtein 6Positive residues
2014
The emerging role of RNA‐binding proteins in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei
Kolev NG, Ullu E, Tschudi C. The emerging role of RNA‐binding proteins in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei. Cellular Microbiology 2014, 16: 482-489. PMID: 24438230, PMCID: PMC3974610, DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksLife Cycle StagesRNA-Binding ProteinsStress, PhysiologicalTrypanosoma brucei bruceiConceptsParasitic protozoan Trypanosoma bruceiIdentification of RBPsTargets of RBPsSpecific gene networksProtozoan Trypanosoma bruceiPost-transcriptional mechanismsGene regulatory networksGene expression patternsRelated trypanosomatidsTranscriptional machineryCellular fateGene networksRegulatory networksTrypanosoma bruceiExpression patternsRegulatory mechanismsDifferent hostsRBPsLife cyclePathogenic organismsRNAOrganismsProteinDifferent environmentsCrucial role
2012
Developmental Progression to Infectivity in Trypanosoma brucei Triggered by an RNA-Binding Protein
Kolev NG, Ramey-Butler K, Cross GA, Ullu E, Tschudi C. Developmental Progression to Infectivity in Trypanosoma brucei Triggered by an RNA-Binding Protein. Science 2012, 338: 1352-1353. PMID: 23224556, PMCID: PMC3664091, DOI: 10.1126/science.1229641.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
VgRBP71 Stimulates Cleavage at a Polyadenylation Signal in Vg1 mRNA, Resulting in the Removal of a cis-Acting Element that Represses Translation
Kolev NG, Huber PW. VgRBP71 Stimulates Cleavage at a Polyadenylation Signal in Vg1 mRNA, Resulting in the Removal of a cis-Acting Element that Represses Translation. Molecular Cell 2003, 11: 745-755. PMID: 12667456, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00071-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBinding, CompetitiveBlotting, WesternGlutathione TransferaseGlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOocytesPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProtein Structure, SecondaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibonucleasesRNARNA HelicasesRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor betaXenopusXenopus Proteins
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