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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei reconstructs cell cycle progression and developmental quorum sensing.

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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei reconstructs cell cycle progression and developmental quorum sensing. / Briggs, EM; Rojas, F; McCulloch, R et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 12, 5268, 06.09.2021.

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Briggs EM, Rojas F, McCulloch R, Matthews KR, Otto TD. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei reconstructs cell cycle progression and developmental quorum sensing. Nature Communications. 2021 Sept 6;12:5268. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25607-2

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abstract = "Developmental steps in the trypanosome life-cycle involve transition between replicative and non-replicative forms specialised for survival in, and transmission between, mammalian and tsetse fly hosts. Here, using oligopeptide-induced differentiation in vitro, we model the progressive development of replicative 'slender' to transmissible 'stumpy' bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei and capture the transcriptomes of 8,599 parasites using single cell transcriptomics (scRNA-seq). Using this framework, we detail the relative order of biological events during asynchronous development, profile dynamic gene expression patterns and identify putative regulators. We additionally map the cell cycle of proliferating parasites and position stumpy cell-cycle exit at early G1 before progression to a distinct G0 state. A null mutant for one transiently elevated developmental regulator, ZC3H20 is further analysed by scRNA-seq, identifying its point of failure in the developmental atlas. This approach provides a paradigm for the dissection of differentiation events in parasites, relevant to diverse transitions in pathogen biology.",
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