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  1. Article ; Online: Fuzzy RNA recognition by the Trypanosoma brucei editosome.

    Leeder, Wolf-Matthias / Geyer, Felix Klaus / Göringer, Hans Ulrich

    Nucleic acids research

    2022  Volume 50, Issue 10, Page(s) 5818–5833

    Abstract: The assembly of high molecular mass ribonucleoprotein complexes typically relies on the binary interaction of defined RNA sequences or precisely folded RNA motifs with dedicated RNA-binding domains on the protein side. Here we describe a new molecular ... ...

    Abstract The assembly of high molecular mass ribonucleoprotein complexes typically relies on the binary interaction of defined RNA sequences or precisely folded RNA motifs with dedicated RNA-binding domains on the protein side. Here we describe a new molecular recognition principle of RNA molecules by a high molecular mass protein complex. By chemically probing the solvent accessibility of mitochondrial pre-mRNAs when bound to the Trypanosoma brucei editosome, we identified multiple similar but non-identical RNA motifs as editosome contact sites. However, by treating the different motifs as mathematical graph objects we demonstrate that they fit a consensus 2D-graph consisting of 4 vertices (V) and 3 edges (E) with a Laplacian eigenvalue of 0.5477 (λ2). We establish that synthetic 4V(3E)-RNAs are sufficient to compete for the editosomal pre-mRNA binding site and that they inhibit RNA editing in vitro. Furthermore, we demonstrate that only two topological indices are necessary to predict the binding of any RNA motif to the editosome with a high level of confidence. Our analysis corroborates that the editosome has adapted to the structural multiplicity of the mitochondrial mRNA folding space by recognizing a fuzzy continuum of RNA folds that fit a consensus graph descriptor.
    MeSH term(s) Protozoan Proteins/metabolism ; RNA/genetics ; RNA/metabolism ; RNA Editing ; RNA, Protozoan/genetics ; RNA, Protozoan/metabolism ; Trypanosoma/genetics
    Chemical Substances Protozoan Proteins ; RNA, Protozoan ; RNA (63231-63-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 186809-3
    ISSN 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954 ; 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    ISSN (online) 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954
    ISSN 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    DOI 10.1093/nar/gkac357
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  2. Article ; Online: Trypanosomatid, fluorescence-based

    Leeder, Wolf-Matthias / Kruse, Elisabeth / Göringer, H Ulrich

    Bio-protocol

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 5, Page(s) e3935

    Abstract: Gene expression within the mitochondria of African trypanosomes and other protozoan organisms relies on a nucleotide-specific RNA-editing reaction. In the process exclusively uridine (U)-nucleotides are site-specifically inserted into and deleted from ... ...

    Abstract Gene expression within the mitochondria of African trypanosomes and other protozoan organisms relies on a nucleotide-specific RNA-editing reaction. In the process exclusively uridine (U)-nucleotides are site-specifically inserted into and deleted from sequence-deficient primary transcripts to convert them into translatable mRNAs. The reaction is catalyzed by a 0.8 MDa multiprotein complex termed the editosome. Here we describe an improved
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2833269-6
    ISSN 2331-8325 ; 2331-8325
    ISSN (online) 2331-8325
    ISSN 2331-8325
    DOI 10.21769/BioProtoc.3935
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  3. Article ; Online: Core-Shell DNA-Cholesterol Nanoparticles Exert Lysosomolytic Activity in African Trypanosomes.

    Knieß, Robert / Leeder, Wolf-Matthias / Reißig, Paul / Geyer, Felix Klaus / Göringer, H Ulrich

    Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 20, Page(s) e202200410

    Abstract: Trypanosoma brucei is the causal infectious agent of African trypanosomiasis in humans and Nagana in livestock. Both diseases are currently treated with a small number of chemotherapeutics, which are hampered by a variety of limitations reaching from ... ...

    Abstract Trypanosoma brucei is the causal infectious agent of African trypanosomiasis in humans and Nagana in livestock. Both diseases are currently treated with a small number of chemotherapeutics, which are hampered by a variety of limitations reaching from efficacy and toxicity complications to drug-resistance problems. Here, we explore the forward design of a new class of synthetic trypanocides based on nanostructured, core-shell DNA-lipid particles. In aqueous solution, the particles self-assemble into micelle-type structures consisting of a solvent-exposed, hydrophilic DNA shell and a hydrophobic lipid core. DNA-lipid nanoparticles have membrane-adhesive qualities and can permeabilize lipid membranes. We report the synthesis of DNA-cholesterol nanoparticles, which specifically subvert the membrane integrity of the T. brucei lysosome, killing the parasite with nanomolar potencies. Furthermore, we provide an example of the programmability of the nanoparticles. By functionalizing the DNA shell with a spliced leader (SL)-RNA-specific DNAzyme, we target a second trypanosome-specific pathway (dual-target approach). The DNAzyme provides a backup to counteract the recovery of compromised parasites, which reduces the risk of developing drug resistance.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cholesterol/metabolism ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA, Catalytic/metabolism ; Lipids ; Micelles ; Nanoparticles ; RNA, Spliced Leader/metabolism ; Solvents/metabolism ; Trypanocidal Agents/pharmacology ; Trypanosoma brucei brucei/drug effects ; Trypanosomiasis, African/drug therapy ; Trypanosomiasis, African/parasitology
    Chemical Substances Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; DNA, Catalytic ; Lipid Nanoparticles ; Lipids ; Micelles ; RNA, Spliced Leader ; Solvents ; Trypanocidal Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-20
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2020469-3
    ISSN 1439-7633 ; 1439-4227
    ISSN (online) 1439-7633
    ISSN 1439-4227
    DOI 10.1002/cbic.202200410
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  4. Article ; Online: Analyzing editosome function in high-throughput.

    Del Campo, Cristian / Leeder, Wolf-Matthias / Reißig, Paul / Göringer, H Ulrich

    Nucleic acids research

    2019  Volume 48, Issue 17, Page(s) e99

    Abstract: Mitochondrial gene expression in African trypanosomes and other trypanosomatid pathogens requires a U-nucleotide specific insertion/deletion-type RNA-editing reaction. The process is catalyzed by a macromolecular protein complex known as the editosome. ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondrial gene expression in African trypanosomes and other trypanosomatid pathogens requires a U-nucleotide specific insertion/deletion-type RNA-editing reaction. The process is catalyzed by a macromolecular protein complex known as the editosome. Editosomes are restricted to the trypanosomatid clade and since editing is essential for the parasites, the protein complex represents a near perfect target for drug intervention strategies. Here, we report the development of an improved in vitro assay to monitor editosome function. The test system utilizes fluorophore-labeled substrate RNAs to analyze the processing reaction by automated, high-throughput capillary electrophoresis (CE) in combination with a laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) readout. We optimized the assay for high-throughput screening (HTS)-experiments and devised a multiplex fluorophore-labeling regime to scrutinize the U-insertion/U-deletion reaction simultaneously. The assay is robust, it requires only nanogram amounts of materials and it meets all performance criteria for HTS-methods. As such the test system should be helpful in the search for trypanosome-specific pharmaceuticals.
    MeSH term(s) Fluorescein/chemistry ; Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry ; Genome, Mitochondrial ; High-Throughput Screening Assays/methods ; Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods ; Protozoan Proteins/genetics ; Protozoan Proteins/metabolism ; RNA Editing ; RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida/chemistry ; RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/chemistry ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Trypanosoma brucei brucei/genetics ; Uridine Triphosphate/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Fluorescent Dyes ; Protozoan Proteins ; RNA, Messenger ; Fluorescein (TPY09G7XIR) ; Uridine Triphosphate (UT0S826Z60) ; RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 186809-3
    ISSN 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954 ; 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    ISSN (online) 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954
    ISSN 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa658
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  5. Book ; Online ; Thesis: Monitoring the Structural Changes of pre-edited mRNAs upon Editosome Binding - Evidence for the Evolutionary Origin of RNA-Editing

    Leeder, Wolf-Matthias [Verfasser] / Göringer, H. Ulrich [Akademischer Betreuer] / Thiel, Gerhard [Akademischer Betreuer]

    2016  

    Author's details Wolf-Matthias Leeder. Betreuer: H. Ulrich Göringer ; Gerhard Thiel
    Keywords Biowissenschaften, Biologie ; Life Science, Biology
    Subject code sg570
    Language English
    Publisher Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt
    Publishing place Darmstadt
    Document type Book ; Online ; Thesis
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