Galan A., Kraeva N.,
Záhonová K., Butenko A., Kostygov A.,
Paris Z., Pergner J., Claretta B., Fakih F., Saura A.,
Lukeš J., Yurchenko V. (2025) Converting Blastocrithidia nonstop, a trypanosomatid with non-canonical genetic code, into a genetically-tractable model. Molecular Microbiology
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: 586-592.
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15365
Documents to download:
Galan_2025_MolMicrob (pdf)
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Gerasimov E.S., Afonin D.A.,
Škodová-Sveráková I., Saura A., Trusina N.,
Gahura O., Zakharova A., Butenko A., Baráth P., Horváth A., Opperdoes F.R., Pérez-Morgai D., Zimmer S.,
Lukeš J., Yurchenko V. (2025) Evolutionary divergent kinetoplast genome structure and RNA editing patterns in the trypanosomatid Vickermania. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2426887122
Documents to download:
Gerasimov_2025_PNAS (pdf)
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Nearman A., Butenko A., Evans J.D., Palmer-Young E.C. (2025) Chromosome-level genome assembly of trypanosomatid parasite Lotmaria passim links chromosome duplication and divergence with infection of honey bees. BMC Genomics
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DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-12082-y
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Ribeiro P., Butenko A., Linke D., Ghanavi H.R., Meier J.I., Wahlberg N., Matos Maravi P. F. (2025) Pervasive horizontal transmission of Wolbachia in natural populations of closely related and widespread tropical skipper butterflies BMC Microbiology
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: 5.
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-024-03719-1
Documents to download:
Ribeiro_2025_BMCMicrobiol (pdf)
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Thakur P.K., Butenko A., Karásek F.,
Svobodová M.,
Faktorová D., Pavlisková H., Varga V.,
Horák A.,
Lukeš J., Staněk D. (2025) Splice site diversity and abundance of non-canonical introns in diplonemids (Diplonemea, Euglenozoa). RNA
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: 1826–1840.
DOI: 10.1261/rna.080641.125
Documents to download:
Thakur_2025_RNA (pdf)
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Wiredu-Boakye D., Higgins L.,
Gahura O., Butenko A., Leonard G. , Freeman M., Kristmundsson Á., Moore K., Harrison J.W., Mac Donald S., Yurchenko V., Williams B.A.P., Chahwan R. (2025) Evolutionary Insights into the Length Variation of DNA Damage Response Proteins Across Eukaryotes Open Access Genome Biology and Evolution
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: evaf089.
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaf089
Documents to download:
Wiredu-Boakye 2025 GBE (pdf)
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Záhonová K., Albanaz A.T.S., Butenko A.,
Kachale A., Kraeva N., Galan A., Zakharova A., Stojanova B.,
Votýpka J., Kostygov A., Spodareva V.V., Malysheva M., Frolov A., Rogozin I.B.,
Paris Z., Valášek L.S., Yurchenko V.,
Lukeš J. (2025) Comparative genomic analysis of trypanosomatid protists illuminates an extensive change in the nuclear genetic code. mBio
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: e0088525.
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00885-25
Documents to download:
Zahonova_2025_MBio (pdf)
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Bartošová-Sojková P., Butenko A., Richtová J.,
Fiala I.,
Oborník M.,
Lukeš J. (2024) Inside the host: understanding the evolutionary trajectories of intracellular parasitism ANNUAL REVIEW OF MICROBIOLOGY
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: 3.1–3.21.
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-041222-025305
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Bartosova-Sojkova_2024_AnnRep (pdf)
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Butenko A.,
Lukeš J., Speijer D., Weideman J.G. (2024) Mitochondrial genomes revisited: Why dodifferent lineages retain different genes? BMC Biology
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: 15.
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-024-01824-1
Documents to download:
Butenko_2024_BMCBiol (pdf)
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Chmelová L., Kraeva N., Saura A., Krayzel A., Vieira C.S., Neves Ferreira T., Soares R.P., Bučková B., Galan A.,
Horáková E., Ganyukova A., Malysheva M., Butenko A.,
Prokopchuk G., Frolov A.,
Lukeš J., Horváth A.,
Škodová-Sveráková I., Feder D., Kostygov A., Yurchenko V. (2024) Intricate balance of dually-localized catalase in /Leptomonas seymouri/ (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) modulates infectivity International Journal for Parasitology
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: 391-400.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2024.04.007
Documents to download:
Chmelova_2024_IntJParasitol (pdf)
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Grybchuk D., Galan A., Klocek D., Macedo D.H., Wolf Y.I.,
Votýpka J., Butenko A.,
Lukeš J., Neri U.,
Záhonová K., Kostygov A., Koonin E.V., Yurchenko V. (2024) Identification of diverse RNA viruses in Obscuromonas flagellates (Euglenozoa: Trypanosomatidae: Blastocrithidiinae) Virus Evolution
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: veae037.
DOI: 10.1093/ve/veae037
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Grybchuk_2024_VirEvol (pdf)
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Kostygov A. , Skýpalová K., Kraeva N., Kalita E., McLeod C., Yurchenko V.,
Field M.,
Lukeš J., Butenko A. (2024) Comprehensive analysis of the Kinetoplastea intron landscape reveals a novel intron-containing gene and the first exclusively trans-splicing eukaryote BMC Biology
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: 281.
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-024-02080-z
Documents to download:
Kostygov_2024_BMCBiol (pdf)
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Kostygov A., Albanaz A.T.S., Butenko A., Gerasimov E.S.,
Lukeš J., Yurchenko V. (2024) Phylogenetic framework to explore trait evolution in Trypanosomatidae Trends in Parasitology
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: 2.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.11.009
Documents to download:
Kostygov_2024_TrendsParasitol (pdf)
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Markowitz L.M., Nearman A., Zhao Z., Boncristiani D., Butenko A., de Pablos L.M., Marin A., Xu G., Machado C.A., Schwarz R.S., Palmer-Young E.C., Evans J.D. (2024) Somy evolution in the honey bee infecting trypanosomatid parasite, Lotmaria passim G3-Genes Genomes Genetics
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: jkae258.
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae258
Documents to download:
Markowitz_2024_G3 (pdf)
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Albanaz A.T.S., Carrington M., Frolov A., Ganyukova A., Gerasimov E.S.,
Lukeš J., Malysheva M.,
Votýpka J., Zakharova A.,
Záhonová K., Zimmer S., Yurchenko V., Butenko A. (2023) Shining the spotlight on the neglected: new high-quality genome assemblies as a gateway to understanding the evolution of Trypanosomatidae BMC Genomics
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: 471.
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09591-z
Documents to download:
Albanaz_2023 (pdf)
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Prokopchuk G., Butenko A.,
Dacks J., Speijer D.,
Field M.,
Lukeš J. (2023) Lessons from the deep: mechanisms behind diversification of eukaryotic protein complexes Biological Reviews
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: 1910–1927.
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12988
Documents to download:
Prokopchuk_2023_BiolRev (pdf)
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Valach M., Moreira S., Petitjean C.,
Benz C., Butenko A.,
Flegontova O.,
Nenarokova A.,
Prokopchuk G., Batstone T., Lapébie P., Lemogo L., Sarrasin M., Stretenowich P., Tripathi P., Yazaki E., Nara T., Henrissat B., Lang B.F., Gray M., Williams T.A.,
Lukeš J., Burger G. (2023) Recent expansion of metabolic versatility in Diplonema papillatum, the model species of a highly speciose group of marine eukaryotes. BMC Biology
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: 99.
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01563-9
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Valach_2023_BMC (pdf)
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Zakharova A., Saura A., Morales J.,
Tashyreva D., Butenko A.,
Svobodová M., Poschmann G., Nandipati S., Zakharovová A., Noyvert D.,
Gahura O.,
Týč J., Stühler K., Kostygov A., Nowack E.C.M.,
Lukeš J., Yurchenko V. (2023) A neo-functionalized homolog of host transmembrane protein controls localization of bacterial endosymbionts in the trypanosomatid Novymonas esmeraldas Current Biology
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: 2690-2701.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.060
Documents to download:
Zakharova_2023_CB (pdf)
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Lukeš J.,
Kachale A.,
Votýpka J., Butenko A.,
Field M. (2022) African trypanosome strategies for conquering new hosts and territories: the end of monophyly? Trends in Parasitology
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: 9.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.05.011
Documents to download:
Lukes_2022_TrensParasitol (pdf)
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Tashyreva D., Simpson A.,
Prokopchuk G.,
Škodová-Sveráková I., Butenko A.,
Hammond M., George E.E.,
Flegontova O.,
Záhonová K.,
Faktorová D., Yabuki A.,
Horák A., Keeling P.,
Lukeš J. (2022) Diplonemids - A Review on "New" Flagellates on the Oceanic Block Protist
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DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2022.125868
Documents to download:
Tashyreva_2022_Protist (pdf)
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