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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2020

Prediction pipeline for discovery of regulatory motifs associated with Brugia malayi molting.

Alexandra Grote, Yichao Li, Canhui Liu, Denis Voronin, Adam Geber, Sara Lustigman, Thomas R Unnasch, Lonnie Welch, Elodie Ghedin

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra GroteDepartment of Biology, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-1887-4190
Yichao LiSchool of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, United States of America.
Canhui LiuCenter for Global Infectious Disease Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Florida, United States of America.
Denis VoroninLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2652-0787
Adam GeberDepartment of Biology, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America.
Sara LustigmanLaboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, United States of America.
Thomas R UnnaschCenter for Global Infectious Disease Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Florida, United States of America.
Lonnie WelchSchool of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, United States of America.
Elodie GhedinDepartment of Biology, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States of America.
New York University · USNew York Blood Center · USOhio University · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

INFECTIOUS DISEASES &BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMST32AI007180 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI WEISER, JEFFREY NEAL · 1985 to 2022
$8.9M
Host-pathogen interactions in filarial worm infectionsZIAAI001322 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI GHEDIN, ELODIE · 2020 to 2025
$6.7M
Molecular mechanisms of filarial endosymbiosisR56AI101372 · NIAID · NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER · PI GHEDIN, ELODIE, LUSTIGMAN, SARA · 2013 to 2013
$613k
Development of a Tool Kit for Human Filarial TransfectionR21AI135172 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI UNNASCH, THOMAS R · 2018 to 2019
$411k
Metabolic network reconstruction in Filaria-Wolbachia symbiosisR21AI126466 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI GHEDIN, ELODIE, PARKINSON, JOHN · 2016 to 2017
$377k
Essential interactions between filarial worms and their bacterial endosymbiontsF31AI131527 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI GROTE, ALEXANDRA T · 2018 to 2018
$22k
NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI131527NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI126466NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI135172NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI101372NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007180
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Filarial nematodes can cause debilitating diseases in humans. They have complicated life cycles involving an insect vector and mammalian hosts, and they go through a number of developmental molts. While whole genome sequences of parasitic worms are now available, very little is known about transcription factor (TF) binding sites and their cognate transcription factors that play a role in regulating development. To address this gap, we developed a novel motif prediction pipeline, Emotif Alpha, that integrates ten different motif discovery algorithms, multiple statistical tests, and a comparative analysis of conserved elements between the filarial worms Brugia malayi and Onchocerca volvulus, and the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We identified stage-specific TF binding motifs in B. malayi, with a particular focus on those potentially involved in the L3-L4 molt, a stage important for the establishment of infection in the mammalian host. Using an in vitro molting system, we tested and validated three of these motifs demonstrating the accuracy of the motif prediction pipeline.

Indexed as

Genes, HelminthMoltingAnimalsBase SequenceBrugia malayiCaenorhabditis elegansGene Expression ProfilingLarvaOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOnchocerca volvulusRNA, HelminthTranscription FactorsRNA, HelminthTranscription Factors

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PMID32574217
PMCPMC7337397
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