Trypanosoma brucei

The SilicoTryp project aims at the creation of a “Silicon Trypanosome”, a comprehensive, experiment-based, multi-scale mathematical model of trypanosome physiology. Trypanosomes are blood-stream parasites transmitted by tsetse flies; they cause African sleeping sickness in humans and livestock. Currently available drugs have severe side effects, and the parasites are rapidly developing resistance. In this project, we collect a wide range of new experimental data on the parasite in its various ...

The New Medicines for Trypanosomatidic Infections - NMTrypI project aimed at obtaining new candidate drugs against Trypanosomatidic infections with appropriate efficiency from the lead phase to the final preclinical phase that are more accessible to patients.

This assay is designed to measure the decay kinetics of mRNA in T. brucei blood forms. T. brucei lacks the canonical transcriptional regulation employed by other eukaryotes through transcription factors, and relies almost entirely on regulation of mRNA decay and further downstream steps in order to control gene expression. 3 replicates of 8 time points were taken to measure mRNA abundance in the cell using RNA-seq. The first time point was fot WT, untreated cells; the second was 5 min after the ...

This assay is for method development to quantify intra- and extra-cellular metabolites on T. brucei 427 bloodstream form using isotope ratio based MS technique with 13C-labelled E. coli extract

Intracellular metabolites in T. brucei at different stage of cell growth have been quantified absolutely by isotope ratio based MS technique using uniformly 13C-labelled E. coli extract. This is the case study for method development of absolute quantification for metabolic flux analysis.

Metabolite profiling on T. brucei exposed to methylene blue has been carried out using LC-MS to investigate metabolic changes caused by oxidative stress

26 intracellular metabolites (amino acids, polyamines, TCA intermediates) in T. brucei exposed to methylene blue have been absolutely quantified using isotope ratio based MS technique.

26 intracellular metabolites (amino acids, polyamines, TCA intermediates) in T. brucei under pH stress (pH8.7) have been absolutely quantified using isotope ratio based MS technique.

Extracellular metabolites in T. brucei at different stage of cell growth have been quantified absolutely by isotope ratio based MS technique using uniformly 13C-labelled E. coli extract. This is the case study for method development of absolute quantification for metabolic flux analysis.

Genes are transcribed in polysictronic messages (pre-mRNA) that are destined for either maturation into mRNAs, or degradation. Since transcription regulation is non-existent with few exceptions, the rate of pre-mRNA processing, together with mRNA decay and translation rates, are believed to control gene expression. In this assay, 2T1 blood form trypanosomes are subject to treatment by ActinomycinD for 5 minutes, inhibiting transcription. The cells are harvested, depleted for ribosomal RNA, and ...

Prepared target (parasite PTR1, DHFR) and off-target (human DHFR) protein receptors for docking studies, in part with conserved structural water sets, and the corresponding preparation routine.

Docking results of pteridine-based compounds in different target PTR1 and DHFR receptors and the off-target human DHFR when treating ligands as flexible and the protein receptors as a rigid-body.

Docking results of pteridine-based compounds in different target PTR1 and DHFR receptors and the off-target human DHFR when using an induced fit docking routine with an initial crude ligand placement step, subsequent receptor optimization in response to ligand binding and another docking step into the optimized receptor.

Prepared multimeric tubulin protein receptors for docking studies, generated by alignment of two identical models of alpha-tubulin on alpha-tubulin chains of two neighboring protofilaments.

Docking results of trifluraline and dinitroaniline-etherphospholipid hybrids against different kinetoplastid alpha-tubulin receptors with an induced fit docking routine. The docking protocol involves an initial crude ligand placement step, subsequent receptor optimization in response to ligand binding, and another docking step into the optimized receptor.

Alignments of various alpha-tubulin and beta-tubulin sequences from dinitroaniline-sensitive and dinitroaniline-resistant species. Sequences were retrieved from UniProt with the identifiers listed below and subjected to a multiple sequence alignment using ClustalOmega (ebi.ac.uk/Tools/msa/clustalo/; ClustalOmega webserver, last accessed 16-02-23):

alpha-tubulin:

• [dinitroaniline sensitive] T. cruzi - Q27352; T. brucei brucei - Q4GYY5; L. infantum - ...

Creation of homology models of various tubulins from dinitroaniline-sensitive and -resistant species, and a comparative analysis of their electrostatic potential grids overall and in putative binding site regions using PIPSA (Protein Interaction Property Similarity Analysis).

Mechanistical model of the catalytic cycle of Trypanothione Synthetase

SBML models without activity of the glycolytic enzymes in the cytosol:

Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_1a.xml Model 1a Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_1b.xml Model 1b Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_2.xml Model 2 Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_3.xml Model 3 Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_4.xml Model 4 Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_5.xml Model 5 Glycolysis_noActivityInCytosol_6.xml Model 6

SBML models with activity of the glycolytic enzymes in the cytosol:

Glycolysis_withActivityInCytosol_1a.xm Model ...

First darft of a model including glycolysis and the transcription and translation of the enzymes. See the datafile "Information on the darft transcription/translation model." for information.

Fixed parameter model, where the glycolysis model of bloodstream form T. brucei is extended with the pentose phosphate pathway and a ribokinase in the glycosome. Non-final version.

Fixed parameter model, where the glycolysis model of bloodstream form T. brucei is extended with the pentose phosphate pathway and an ATP:ADP antiporter over the glycosomal membrane. Non-final version.

SBML file supplementary material of the publication.