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Silencing the cleavage factor CFIm25 as a new strategy to control Entamoeba histolytica parasite
Juan David Ospina-Villa , Nancy Guillén , Cesar Lopez-Camarillo , Jacqueline Soto-Sanchez , Esther Ramirez-Moreno , Raul Garcia-Vazquez , Carlos A. Castañon-Sanchez , Abigail Betanzos , Laurence A. Marchat
J. Microbiol. 2017;55(10):783-791.   Published online September 28, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-017-7259-9
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The 25 kDa subunit of the Clevage Factor Im (CFIm25) is an essential factor for messenger RNA polyadenylation in human cells. Therefore, here we investigated whether the homologous protein of Entamoeba histolytica, the protozoan responsible for human amoebiasis, might be considered as a biochemical target for parasite control. Trophozoites were cultured with bacterial double-stranded RNA molecules targeting the EhCFIm25 gene, and inhibition of mRNA and protein expression was confirmed by RT-PCR and Western blot assays, respectively. EhCFIm25 silencing was associated with a significant acceleration of cell proliferation and cell death. Moreover, trophozoites appeared as larger and multinucleated cells. These morphological changes were accompanied by a reduced mobility, and erythrophagocytosis was significantly diminished. Lastly, the knockdown of EhCFIm25 affected the poly(A) site selection in two reporter genes and revealed that EhCFIm25 stimulates the utilization of downstream poly(A) sites in E. histolytica mRNA. Overall, our data confirm that targeting the polyadenylation process represents an interesting strategy for controlling parasites, including E. histolytica. To our best knowledge, the present study is the first to have revealed the relevance of the cleavage factor CFIm25 as a biochemical target in parasites.

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Erratum to: UBCG2: Up‑to‑Date Bacterial Core Genes and Pipeline for Phylogenomic Analysis
Jihyeon Kim , Seong-In Na , Dongwook Kim , Jongsik Chun
J. Microbiol. 2023;61(10):937-937.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-023-00074-0
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Quantitative Analysis of Expressed Genes in Aspergillus Oryzae by Sequencing 3'-directed cDNA Clones
Hwang, Hyun Ah , Lee, Dong Whan , Kim, Jong Hwa , Lee, Tae Kyoo , Yang, Moon Sik , Chae, Keon Sang
J. Microbiol. 1998;36(2):111-117.
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Sequence analysis of randomly selected 3'-directed cKNA clones has been known to be one of the most powerful methods of examining the genes highly expressed in a tissue or cell type. We constructed a 3'-directed cDNA libraty from Aspergillus oryzae mycelia, and sequenced 345 randomly selected 3'-directed cDNA clones. Determined nucleotide sequences, not shorter than 30nt, were compared with one other to generate gene signatures (GSs) and were then compared with GenBank entries to analyze sequence similarity to known genes. A GS for the most highly expressed gene appeared six times, one GS five times, five GSs four times, five GSs three times and 22 GSs twice. In total, 324 clones yielded 268 GSs consisting of 34 redundant GSs appeaning at least twice and 234 solitary ones. Forty-three GSs showed similarities ranging from 60% to 99% with known sequences from Genbank. A considerable number of A. oryzae GSs mateched those obtained from the sexual structures of A. nidulans suggests that A. oryzae may not be phylogentically distant from A. nidulans and that A. oryzae may have a sexual life cycle from the ancient period.

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