title: Tubulin mRNAs of Trypanosoma brucei.
abstract: The tubulin genes of Trypanosoma brucei are located in a single, tightly packed cluster of ten tandemly arranged alternating alpha and beta-genes. No tubulin genes are detected outside the clustered array. Therefore, the cluster can be assumed to be the locus of tubulin gene expression. Single bands of alpha and beta-tubulin mRNAs are observed in cultured procyclic as well as in bloodstream trypanosomes. Both alpha and beta-tubulin mRNAs have distinct 5' termini, which carry a 35-nucleotide mini-exon sequence. The 3' termini of both mRNA populations are heterogeneous.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004247:DNA; D005796:Genes; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000235:genetics*; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014404:Tubulin; D004247:DNA