2024
Characterization and implementation of the MarathonRT template-switching reaction to expand the capabilities of RNA-Seq
Guo L, Grinko A, Olson S, Leipold A, Graveley B, Saliba A, Pyle A. Characterization and implementation of the MarathonRT template-switching reaction to expand the capabilities of RNA-Seq. RNA 2024, 30: rna.080032.124. PMID: 39174298, PMCID: PMC11482623, DOI: 10.1261/rna.080032.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNontemplated additionRNA-seqRNA sequencingGroup II self-splicing intronsTemplate-switching oligonucleotidesLong-read sequencingRNA-seq technologySelf-splicing intronsTemplate-switching reactionsLong RNA transcriptsRNA sequencing methodsWell-characterized enzymesPoly(A)-enriched RNART enzymeRNA identityNucleotide specificityEnzymatic specificityRNA librariesRNA transcriptsLong RNAsHuman RNARNA moleculesRNA referenceAccurate sequencingBinding specificityHighly Reactive Group I Introns Ubiquitous in Pathogenic Fungi
Liu T, Pyle A. Highly Reactive Group I Introns Ubiquitous in Pathogenic Fungi. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2024, 436: 168513. PMID: 38447889, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup I intronsAntifungal drug targetsRNA metabolismPathogenic fungiPhylogeny of fungiSelf-splicing intronsDrug targetsSystemic fungal infectionsGenetic hotspotsRiboregulatory elementsMitochondrial intronsMitochondrial genesBioinformatics pipelineC. aurisCandida aurisRelevant fungiRNA elementsAspergillus fumigatusC. albicansHousekeeping genesCandida albicansNoncoding transcriptomeCryptococcus neoformansFungal infectionsFungi
2021
Discovery of highly reactive self-splicing group II introns within the mitochondrial genomes of human pathogenic fungi
Liu T, Pyle AM. Discovery of highly reactive self-splicing group II introns within the mitochondrial genomes of human pathogenic fungi. Nucleic Acids Research 2021, 49: 12422-12432. PMID: 34850132, PMCID: PMC8643640, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup II intronsSelf-splicing group II intronsPathogenic fungiDrug targetsAntifungal drug targetsSelf-splicing intronsHuman pathogenic fungiMitochondrial genomeNear-physiological conditionsPromising drug targetProtein cofactorsStriking diversitySequence dataIntronsFungal pathogensInformatics searchBioinformatics workflowsFungiDimorphic fungusStructural signaturesPathogensGenomeCofactorDiversityTarget