Gene Expression in Trypanosomatid Parasites

Organization and evolution of two SIDER retroposon subfamilies and their impact on the Leishmania genome

(2009) Martin Smith et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Gene organization and sequence analyses of transfer RNA genes in Trypanosomatid parasites

(2009) Norma E Padilla-Mejía et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Histone acetylations mark origins of polycistronic transcription in Leishmania major

(2009) Sean Thomas et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Chromosome level assembly of the hybrid Trypanosoma cruzi genome

(2009) D Brent Weatherly et al.   BMC GENOMICS

RNA pol II subunit RPB7 is required for RNA pol I-mediated transcription in Trypanosoma brucei

(2009) Xenia Peñate et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Chromatin-based transcriptional punctuation

(2009) P. B. Talbert et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Four histone variants mark the boundaries of polycistronic transcription units in Trypanosoma brucei

(2009) T. N. Siegel et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

A yeast-endonuclease-generated DNA break induces antigenic switching in Trypanosoma brucei

(2009) Catharine E. Boothroyd et al.   NATURE

Epigenetic regulation in African trypanosomes: a new kid on the block

(2009) Luisa M. Figueiredo et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Bidirectional silencing of RNA polymerase I transcription by a strand switch region in Trypanosoma brucei

(2009) Simon Haenni et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Transcriptionally active TFIIH of the early-diverged eukaryote Trypanosoma brucei harbors two novel core subunits but not a cyclin-activating kinase complex

(2009) Ju Huck Lee et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Characterization of Transcription from TATA-Less Promoters: Identification of a New Core Promoter Element XCPE2 and Analysis of Factor Requirements

(2009) Ramakrishnan Anish et al.   PLoS One

The SIDER2 elements, interspersed repeated sequences that populate the Leishmania genomes, constitute subfamilies showing chromosomal proximity relationship

(2008) Jose M Requena et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Trypanosome RNA Polymerases and Transcription Factors: Sensible Trypanocidal Drug Targets?

(2008) Luc Vanhamme   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

The RNA polymerase II core promoter — the gateway to transcription

(2008) Tamar Juven-Gershon et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Histone chaperones in nucleosome eviction and histone exchange

(2008) Young-Jun Park et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Evolution of the mammalian transcription factor binding repertoire via transposable elements

(2008) G. Bourque et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Trypanosoma cruzi bromodomain factor 2 (BDF2) binds to acetylated histones and is accumulated after UV irradiation

(2008) Gabriela Vanina Villanova et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Histone Acetylation and Methylation at Sites Initiating Divergent Polycistronic Transcription inTrypanosoma cruzi

(2008) Patricia Respuela et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Role of transposable elements in trypanosomatids

(2008) Frédéric Bringaud et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Two essential MYST-family proteins display distinct roles in histone H4K10 acetylation and telomeric silencing in trypanosomes

(2008) Taemi Kawahara et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Nucleosome destabilization in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression

(2007) Steven Henikoff   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS