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Transcription of the apicoplast genome (2016)
Journal Article
Nisbet, R., & McKenzie, J. (2016). Transcription of the apicoplast genome. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 210(1-2), 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.07.004

Many members of the Apicomplexa contain a remnant chloroplast, known as an apicoplast. The apicoplast encodes numerous genes, and loss of the organelle is lethal. Here, we present a summary of what is known about apicoplast transcription. Unlike plan... Read More about Transcription of the apicoplast genome.

Transcripts in the Plasmodium Apicoplast Undergo Cleavage at tRNAs and Editing, and Include Antisense Sequences (2016)
Journal Article
Nisbet, R. E. R., Kurniawan, D. P., Bowers, H. D., & Howe, C. J. (2016). Transcripts in the Plasmodium Apicoplast Undergo Cleavage at tRNAs and Editing, and Include Antisense Sequences. Protist, 167(4), 377-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2016.06.003

The apicoplast, an organelle found in Plasmodium and many other parasitic apicomplexan species, is a remnant chloroplast that is no longer able to carry out photosynthesis. Very little is known about primary transcripts and RNA processing in the Plas... Read More about Transcripts in the Plasmodium Apicoplast Undergo Cleavage at tRNAs and Editing, and Include Antisense Sequences.

Identification of Sequences Encoding Symbiodinium minutum Mitochondrial Proteins (2016)
Journal Article
Butterfield, E. R., Howe, C. J., & Nisbet, R. E. R. (2016). Identification of Sequences Encoding Symbiodinium minutum Mitochondrial Proteins. Genome Biology and Evolution, 8(2), 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw002

The dinoflagellates are an extremely diverse group of algae closely related to the Apicomplexa and the ciliates. Much work has previously been undertaken to determine the presence of various biochemical pathways within dinoflagellate mitochondria. Ho... Read More about Identification of Sequences Encoding Symbiodinium minutum Mitochondrial Proteins.