RNA-binding proteins and their role in the regulation of gene expression in Trypanosoma cruzi and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

C Oliveira, H Faoro, LR Alves… - Genetics and molecular …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have important functions in the regulation of gene expression.
RBPs play key roles in post-transcriptional processes in all eukaryotes, such as splicing …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-binding proteins related to stress response and differentiation in protozoa

LR Alves, S Goldenberg - World journal of biological chemistry, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key regulators of gene expression. There are several
distinct families of RBPs and they are involved in the cellular response to environmental …

Comparative transcriptome profiling of virulent and non-virulent Trypanosoma cruzi underlines the role of surface proteins during infection

AT Belew, C Junqueira, GF Rodrigues-Luiz… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease, has a complex life cycle
involving several morphologically and biochemically distinct stages that establish intricate …

Trypanosoma cruzi Response to Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors: Morphophysiological Alterations Leading to Cell Death

RL Kessler, MJ Soares, CM Probst, MA Krieger - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi displays similarities to fungi in terms of its sterol
lipid biosynthesis, as ergosterol and other 24-alkylated sterols are its principal endogenous …

RNA-Seq reveals that overexpression of TcUBP1 switches the gene expression pattern toward that of the infective form of Trypanosoma cruzi

KB Sabalette, JR Sotelo-Silveira, P Smircich… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Trypanosomes regulate gene expression mainly by using posttranscriptional mechanisms.
Key factors responsible for carrying out this regulation are RNA-binding proteins, affecting …

RNA Binding Proteins and Gene Expression Regulation in Trypanosoma cruzi

BAA Romagnoli, FB Holetz, LR Alves… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The regulation of gene expression in trypanosomatids occurs mainly at the post-
transcriptional level. In the case of Trypanosoma cruzi, the characterization of messenger …

Nuclear Compartmentalization Contributes to Stage-Specific Gene Expression Control in Trypanosoma cruzi

L Pastro, P Smircich, A Di Paolo, L Becco… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, as in other trypanosomatids, transcription of
protein coding genes occurs in a constitutive fashion, producing large polycistronic …

Extensive translational regulation through the proliferative transition of Trypanosoma cruzi revealed by multi-omics

S Chávez, MD Urbaniak, C Benz, P Smircich, B Garat… - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent for Chagas disease, a neglected parasitic
disease in Latin America. Gene transcription control governs the eukaryotic cell replication …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide analysis of 3′-untranslated regions supports the existence of post-transcriptional regulons controlling gene expression in trypanosomes

JG De Gaudenzi, SJ Carmona, F Agüero, AC Frasch - PeerJ, 2013 - peerj.com
In eukaryotic cells, a group of messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) encoding functionally
interrelated proteins together with the trans-acting factors that coordinately modulate their …

The RNA-binding protein TcUBP1 up-regulates an RNA regulon for a cell surface–associated Trypanosoma cruzi glycoprotein and promotes parasite infectivity

KB Sabalette, MA Romaniuk, G Noé, A Cassola… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
The regulation of transcription in trypanosomes is unusual. To modulate protein synthesis
during their complex developmental stages, these unicellular microorganisms rely largely on …