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Trypanosome spliced leader RNA genes contain the first identified RNA polymerase II gene promoter in these organisms by Gilinger, G, Bellofatto, V

“…Typical general transcription factors, such as TATA binding protein and TFII B, have not yet been identified in any member of the Trypanosomatidae family of…”
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Transcription of the procyclic acidic repetitive protein genes of Trypanosoma brucei by CLAYTON, C. E, FUERI, J. P, ITZHAKI, J. E, BELLOFATTO, V, SHERMAN, D. R, WISDOM, G. S, VIJAYASARATHY, S, MOWATT, M. R

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Pyrimidine transport activities in trypanosomes by Bellofatto, Vivian

“…Parasites of the Trypanosomatidae family are unable to synthesize purines. Instead, they rely on their hosts to supply these necessary compounds. The article…”
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Spliced leader RNA of trypanosomes: in vivo mutational analysis reveals extensive and distinct requirements for trans splicing and cap4 formation by Lücke, S., Xu, G. L., Palfi, Z., Cross, M., Bellofatto, V., Bindereif, A.

“…In trypanosomes mRNAs are generated through trans splicing. The spliced leader (SL) RNA, which donates the 5′‐terminal mini‐exon to each of the protein coding…”
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Stable transformation of Leptomonas seymouri by circular extrachromosomal elements by Bellofatto, V. (The Rockefeller University, New York, NY), Torres-Munoz, J.E, Cross, G.A.M

“…To define the cis-acting sequences necessary for gene expression and DNA replication in trypanosomatids, we have developed a selectable vector that can be…”
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Generation of a Tn5 Promoter Probe and Its Use in the Study of Gene Expression in Caulobacter crescentus by Bellofatto, Vivian, Shapiro, Lucille, Hodgson, David A.

“…A promoter probe, Tn5-VB32, was constructed and placed in a P group R plasmid containing bacteriophage Mu sequences, allowing transfer of the transposon to…”
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Organization and nucleotide sequence analysis of an rRNA and tRNA gene cluster from Caulobacter crescentus by FEINGOLD, J, BELLOFATTO, V, SHAPIRO, L, AMEMIYA, K

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RNA Polymerase II-Dependent Transcription in Trypanosomes Is Associated with a SNAP Complex-like Transcription Factor by Das, Anish, Bellofatto, Vivian

“…Spliced leader RNA transcription is essential for cell viability in trypanosomes. The SL RNA genes are expressed from the only defined RNA polymerase…”
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Leptomonas seymouri as a Model System for the Analysis of Gene Expression in Trypanosomatids by Bellofatto, Vivian, Hartree, David E., Torres-Munoz, Jorge

“…Leptomonas seymouri, a monogenetic trypanosomatid originally isolated from Dysdercus suturellus (Hemiptera), was used to develop a reverse genetic system for…”
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RADAR: An InteractiveWeb-Based Toolkit for RNA Data Analysis and Research by Khaladkar, M., Bellofatto, V., Wang, J.T.L., Tian, B., Zhang, K.

“…In this paper we present RADAR, a web-based toolkit for RNA data analysis and research. The toolkit is capable of performing database search, multiple…”
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Purification and characterization of an RNA processing enzyme from Caulobacter crescentus by Bellofatto, V, Amemiya, K, Shapiro, L

“…An RNA processing enzyme has been isolated from Caulobacter crescentus which is specific for double-stranded RNA, has an absolute requirement for monovalent…”
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Characterization of deadenylation in trypanosome extracts and its inhibition by poly(A)-binding protein Pab1p by Milone, Joseph, Wilusz, Jeffrey, Bellofatto, Vivian

“…The stability of mRNAs is an important point in the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. The mRNA turnover pathways have been identified in yeast and…”
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Identification of mRNA decapping activities and an ARE‐regulated 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity in trypanosome extracts by Milone, Joseph, Wilusz, Jeffrey, Bellofatto, Vivian

“…mRNA turnover is a regulated process that contributes to the steady state level of cytoplasmic mRNA. The amount of each mRNA determines, to a large extent, the…”
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Constrained RNA Structural Alignment: Algorithms and Application to Motif Detection in the Untranslated Regions of Trypanosoma brucei mRNAs by Khaladkar, M., Bellofatto, V., Wang, J.T.L., Patel, V., Nakayama, M.K.

“…In this paper we propose a new method for aligning two RNA secondary structures by taking into account the presence of conserved RNA substructures, or…”
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Using transfection to study gene expression in trypanosomes by Cross, G A, Bellofatto, V, Clayton, C E, Sherman, D R

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Genetic regulation of protein synthesis in trypanosomes by Das, Anish, Bellofatto, Vivian

“…It is becoming increasingly clear that parasitic protozoa remain a scourge to humans in the 21st century. The trypanosomes are a diverse group of…”
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In vivo transcription analysis utilizing chromatin immunoprecipation reveals a role for trypanosome transcription factor PBP-1 in RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription by Gilinger, Gwen, Luo, Hua, Bellofatto, Vivian

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Transcription Initiation at the TATA-less Spliced Leader RNA Gene Promoter Requires at Least Two DNA-binding Proteins and a Tripartite Architecture That Includes an Initiator Element by Luo, Hua, Gilinger, Gwen, Mukherjee, Devi, Bellofatto, Vivian

“…Eukaryotic transcriptional regulatory signals, defined as core and activator promoter elements, have yet to be identified in the earliest diverging group of…”
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Characterization of Two Protein Activities That Interact at the Promoter of the Trypanosomatid Spliced Leader RNA by Luo, Hua, Bellofatto, Vivian

“…All trypanosome mRNAs have a spliced leader (SL). The SL RNA gene in Leptomonas seymouri is a member of the small nuclear RNA gene family. However, the SL RNA…”
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RADAR: a web server for RNA data analysis and research by Khaladkar, Mugdha, Bellofatto, Vivian, Wang, Jason T.L, Tian, Bin, Shapiro, Bruce A

“…RADAR is a web server that provides a multitude of functionality for RNA data analysis and research. It can align structure-annotated RNA sequences so that…”
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