Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses

AY Kostygov, A Karnkowska, J Votýpka… - Open …, 2021‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …

Lessons from the deep: mechanisms behind diversification of eukaryotic protein complexes

G Prokopchuk, A Butenko, JB Dacks… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Genetic variation is the major mechanism behind adaptation and evolutionary change. As
most proteins operate through interactions with other proteins, changes in protein complex …

A resource for improved predictions of Trypanosoma and Leishmania protein three-dimensional structure

RJ Wheeler - PLoS One, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAfold represent a transformative advance for predicting protein
structure. They are able to make very high-quality predictions given a high-quality alignment …

Disruption of the standard kinetochore in holocentric Cuscuta species

P Neumann, L Oliveira, TS Jang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - National Acad Sciences
The segregation of chromosomes depends on the centromere. Most species are
monocentric, with the centromere restricted to a single region per chromosome. In some …

Recent expansion of metabolic versatility in Diplonema papillatum, the model species of a highly speciose group of marine eukaryotes

M Valach, S Moreira, C Petitjean, C Benz, A Butenko… - BMC biology, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Diplonemid flagellates are among the most abundant and species-rich of
known marine microeukaryotes, colonizing all habitats, depths, and geographic regions of …

Diplonemids–a review on" new" flagellates on the Oceanic Block

D Tashyreva, AGB Simpson, G Prokopchuk… - Protist, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Diplonemids are a group of flagellate protists, that belong to the phylum Euglenozoa
alongside euglenids, symbiontids and kinetoplastids. They primarily inhabit marine …

Highly flexible metabolism of the marine euglenozoan protist Diplonema papillatum

I Škodová-Sveráková, K Záhonová, V Juricová… - BMC biology, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Background The phylum Euglenozoa is a group of flagellated protists comprising
the diplonemids, euglenids, symbiontids, and kinetoplastids. The diplonemids are highly …

Repurposing of synaptonemal complex proteins for kinetochores in Kinetoplastida

EC Tromer, TA Wemyss, P Ludzia… - Open …, 2021‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chromosome segregation in eukaryotes is driven by the kinetochore, a macromolecular
complex that connects centromeric DNA to microtubules of the spindle apparatus …

Reductionist pathways for parasitism in euglenozoans? Expanded datasets provide new insights

A Butenko, M Hammond, MC Field, ML Ginger… - Trends in …, 2021‏ - cell.com
The unicellular trypanosomatids belong to the phylum Euglenozoa and all known species
are obligate parasites. Distinct lineages infect plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates …

Kinetochore architecture employs diverse linker strategies across evolution

S Sridhar, T Fukagawa - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The assembly of a functional kinetochore on centromeric chromatin is necessary to connect
chromosomes to the mitotic spindle, ensuring accurate chromosome segregation. This …