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Mitochondrial protein import receptors in Kinetoplastids reveal convergent evolution over large phylogenetic distances by Mani, Jan, Desy, Silvia, Niemann, Moritz, Chanfon, Astrid, Oeljeklaus, Silke, Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Gerbeth, Carolin, Meisinger, Chris, Warscheid, Bettina, Schneider, André

“…Mitochondrial protein import is essential for all eukaryotes and mediated by hetero-oligomeric protein translocases thought to be conserved within all…”
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Mitochondrial Preprotein Translocase of Trypanosomatids Has a Bacterial Origin by Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Perry, Andrew J., Oeljeklaus, Silke, Niemann, Moritz, Warscheid, Bettina, Lithgow, Trevor, Meisinger, Chris, Schneider, André

“…Mitochondria are found in all eukaryotic cells and derive from a bacterial endosymbiont [ 1, 2]. The evolution of a protein import system was a prerequisite…”
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Trypanosomal Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Stabilizes the Mitochondrial mRNAs of Cytochrome Oxidase Subunits 1 and 2 by Pusnik, Mascha, Schneider, André

“…The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) protein family consists of organellar proteins predicted to bind to specific RNA sequences. Plants have hundreds of distinct…”
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Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins in Trypanosoma brucei Function in Mitochondrial Ribosomes by Pusnik, Mascha, Small, Ian, Read, Laurie K., Fabbro, Thomas, Schneider, André

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Trypanosomal TAC40 constitutes a novel subclass of mitochondrial β-barrel proteins specialized in mitochondrial genome inheritance by Schnarwiler, Felix, Niemann, Moritz, Doiron, Nicholas, Harsman, Anke, Käser, Sandro, Mani, Jan, Chanfon, Astrid, Dewar, Caroline E., Oeljeklaus, Silke, Jackson, Christopher B., Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Meisinger, Chris, Hiller, Sebastian, Warscheid, Bettina, Schnaufer, Achim C., Ochsenreiter, Torsten, Schneider, André

“…Mitochondria cannot form de novo but require mechanisms allowing their inheritance to daughter cells. In contrast to most other eukaryotes Trypanosoma brucei…”
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canonical pathway for selenocysteine insertion is dispensable in Trypanosomes by Aeby, Eric, Palioura, Sotiria, Pusnik, Mascha, Marazzi, Janine, Lieberman, Allyson, Ullu, Elisabetta, Söll, Dieter, Schneider, André

“…The micronutrient selenium is found in proteins as selenocysteine (Sec), the 21st amino acid cotranslationally inserted in response to a UGA codon. In vitro…”
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The agar diffusion scratch assay - A novel method to assess the bioactive and cytotoxic potential of new materials and compounds by Pusnik, Mascha, Imeri, Minire, Deppierraz, Grégoire, Bruinink, Arie, Zinn, Manfred

“…A profound in vitro evaluation not only of the cytotoxic but also of bioactive potential of a given compound or material is crucial for predicting potential…”
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Bacterial origin of a mitochondrial outer membrane protein translocase: new perspectives from comparative single channel electrophysiology by Harsman, Anke, Niemann, Moritz, Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Burmann, Björn M, Hiller, Sebastian, Meisinger, Chris, Schneider, André, Wagner, Richard

“…Mitochondria are of bacterial ancestry and have to import most of their proteins from the cytosol. This process is mediated by Tom40, an essential protein that…”
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An essential novel component of the noncanonical mitochondrial outer membrane protein import system of trypanosomatids by Pusnik, Mascha, Mani, Jan, Schmidt, Oliver, Niemann, Moritz, Oeljeklaus, Silke, Schnarwiler, Felix, Warscheid, Bettina, Lithgow, Trevor, Meisinger, Chris, Schneider, André

“…The mitochondrial outer membrane protein Tom40 is the general entry gate for imported proteins in essentially all eukaryotes. Trypanosomatids lack Tom40,…”
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Elongation factor 1a mediates the specificity of mitochondrial tRNA import in T. brucei by Bouzaidi-Tiali, Nabile, Aeby, Eric, Charrière, Fabien, Pusnik, Mascha, Schneider, André

“…Mitochondrial tRNA import is widespread in eukaryotes. Yet, the mechanism that determines its specificity is unknown. Previous in vivo experiments using the…”
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The Single Mitochondrial Porin of Trypanosoma brucei is the Main Metabolite Transporter in the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane by Pusnik, Mascha, Charrière, Fabien, Mäser, Pascal, Waller, Ross F., Dagley, Michael J., Lithgow, Trevor, Schneider, André

“…All mitochondria have integral outer membrane proteins with β-barrel structures including the conserved metabolite transporter VDAC (voltage dependent anion…”
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Bacterial Origin of a Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Protein Translocase by Harsman, Anke, Niemann, Moritz, Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Burmann, Björn M., Hiller, Sebastian, Meisinger, Chris, Schneider, André, Wagner, Richard

“…Mitochondria are of bacterial ancestry and have to import most of their proteins from the cytosol. This process is mediated by Tom40, an essential protein that…”
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Trypanosomal TAC40 constitutes a novel subclass of mitochondrial [Beta]-barrel proteins specialized in mitochondrial genome inheritance by Schnarwiler, Felix, Niemann, Moritz, Doiron, Nicholas, Harsman, Anke, Käser, Sandro, Mani, Jan, Chanfon, Astrid, Dewar, Caroline E, Oeljeklaus, Silke, Jackson, Christopher B, Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Meisinger, Chris, Hiller, Sebastian, Warscheid, Bettina, Schnaufer, Achim C, Ochsenreiter, Torsten, Schneider, André

“…Mitochondria cannot form de novo but require mechanisms allowing their inheritance to daughter cells. In contrast to most other eukaryotes Trypanosoma brucei…”
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Response to Zarsky et al by Pusnik, Mascha, Schmidt, Oliver, Perry, Andrew J, Oeljeklaus, Silke, Niemann, Moritz, Warscheid, Bettina, Meisinger, Chris, Lithgow, Trevor, Schneider, André

“…Mitochondria evolved from an α-proteobacterial endosymbiont and recent phylogenetic and function-based research has demonstrated that the major pieces of the…”
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Isolation of mitochondria from procyclic Trypanosoma brucei by Schneider, André, Charrière, Fabien, Pusnik, Mascha, Horn, Elke K

“…The mitochondrion of the parasitic protozoon Trypanosoma brucei shows a number of unique features, many of which represent highly interesting research topics…”
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Type 3 peptide deformylases are required for oxidative phosphorylation in Trypanosoma brucei by Bouzaidi‐Tiali, Nabile, Giglione, Carmela, Bulliard, Yannick, Pusnik, Mascha, Meinnel, Thierry, Schneider, André

“…Summary Peptide deformylase (PDF) catalyses the removal of the formyl group from the first methionine of nascent proteins. Type 1 PDFs are found in bacteria…”
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