Inna Afasizheva, PhD
Associate Professor
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Molecular & Cell Biology

PhD, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
MS, Moscow State University
BS, Moscow State University



Her research interests are molecular biology, mitochondrial gene expression, and RNA editing.

Member
Boston University
Genome Science Institute


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Decoding the mitochondrial proteomes of six pathogenic protozoa
11/01/2022 - 10/31/2025 (PI)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute


Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes
02/24/2020 - 01/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R01AI113157-10

Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes
01/05/2015 - 02/23/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R01AI113157-05



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 REPEAT-CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEINS OF TRYPANOSOMES 5R01AI113157-10
2023 REPEAT-CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEINS OF TRYPANOSOMES 5R01AI113157-09
2022 REPEAT-CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEINS OF TRYPANOSOMES 5R01AI113157-08
2021 REPEAT-CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEINS OF TRYPANOSOMES 5R01AI113157-07 6
2020 REPEAT-CONTAINING RNA BINDING PROTEINS OF TRYPANOSOMES 2R01AI113157-06 6
2019 Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes 5R01AI113157-05 6
2018 Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes 5R01AI113157-04 6
2017 Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes 5R01AI113157-03 6
2016 Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes 5R01AI113157-02 6
2015 Repeat-containing RNA Binding Proteins of Trypanosomes 1R01AI113157-01A1 6

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  1. Aphasizheva I, Suematsu T, Vacas A, Wang H, Fan C, Zhao X, Zhang L, Aphasizhev R. CTS tag-based methods for investigating mitochondrial RNA modification factors in Trypanosoma brucei. Methods Enzymol. 2021; 658:83-109.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34517961; PMCID: PMC9805619; DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.06.004;
     
  2. Aphasizheva I, Alfonzo J, Carnes J, Cestari I, Cruz-Reyes J, Göringer HU, Hajduk S, Lukeš J, Madison-Antenucci S, Maslov DA, McDermott SM, Ochsenreiter T, Read LK, Salavati R, Schnaufer A, Schneider A, Simpson L, Stuart K, Yurchenko V, Zhou ZH, Zíková A, Zhang L, Zimmer S, Aphasizhev R. Lexis and Grammar of Mitochondrial RNA Processing in Trypanosomes. Trends Parasitol. 2020 04; 36(4):337-355. PMID: 32191849; PMCID: PMC7083771; DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.01.006;
     
  3. Aphasizheva I, Zhang L, Aphasizhev R. Investigating RNA editing factors from trypanosome mitochondria. Methods. 2016 Sep 01; 107:23-33.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27020893; PMCID: PMC5094665; DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2016.03.020;
     
  4. Aphasizheva I, Aphasizhev R. U-Insertion/Deletion mRNA-Editing Holoenzyme: Definition in Sight. Trends Parasitol. 2016 Feb; 32(2):144-56.View Related Profiles. PMID: 26572691; PMCID: PMC4737982; DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.10.004;
     
  5. Aphasizheva I, Zhang L, Wang X, Kaake RM, Huang L, Monti S, Aphasizhev R. RNA binding and core complexes constitute the U-insertion/deletion editosome. Mol Cell Biol. 2014 Dec 1; 34(23):4329-42.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25225332; PMCID: PMC4248751; DOI: 10.1128/MCB.01075-14;
     
  6. Aphasizhev R, Aphasizheva I. Mitochondrial RNA editing in trypanosomes: small RNAs in control. Biochimie. 2014 May; 100:125-31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24440637; PMCID: PMC4737708; DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.01.003;
     
  7. Aphasizheva I, Maslov DA, Aphasizhev R. Kinetoplast DNA-encoded ribosomal protein S12: a possible functional link between mitochondrial RNA editing and translation in Trypanosoma brucei. RNA Biol. 2013 Nov; 10(11):1679-88.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24270388; PMCID: PMC3907478; DOI: 10.4161/rna.26733;
     
  8. Aphasizhev R, Aphasizheva I. Emerging roles of PPR proteins in trypanosomes: switches, blocks, and triggers. RNA Biol. 2013; 10(9):1495-500.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24055869; PMCID: PMC3858432; DOI: 10.4161/rna.26215;
     
  9. Aphasizhev R, Aphasizheva I. Mitochondrial RNA processing in trypanosomes. Res Microbiol. 2011 Sep; 162(7):655-63.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21596134; PMCID: PMC3148333; DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.04.015;
     
  10. Aphasizheva I, Maslov D, Wang X, Huang L, Aphasizhev R. Pentatricopeptide repeat proteins stimulate mRNA adenylation/uridylation to activate mitochondrial translation in trypanosomes. Mol Cell. 2011 Apr 8; 42(1):106-17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21474072; PMCID: PMC3073060; DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.02.021;
     
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