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Rockefeller University: New York, NY, US

2009-05-01 to present | Research Associate (Laboratory of cellular and Structural Biology)
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Samson Obado

University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: London, London, GB

2000-01-01 to 2008-09-01 | Research Assistant, Graduate Studies (PhD student) (Pathogen Molecular Biology)
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Samson Obado

Works (24)

A lineage-specific protein network at the trypanosome nuclear envelope

Nucleus
2024-12-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Erin R. Butterfield; Samson O. Obado; Simon R. Scutts; Wenzhu Zhang; Brian T. Chait; Michael P. Rout; Mark C. Field
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Sending the message: specialized RNA export mechanisms in trypanosomes

Trends in Parasitology
2022-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Samson O. Obado; Michael P. Rout; Mark C. Field
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Mex67 paralogs mediate division of labor in trypanosome RNA processing and export

2022-06-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Samson O. Obado; Milana Stein; Eva Hegedűsová; Wenzhu Zhang; Sebastian Hutchinson; Marc Brillantes; Lucy Glover; Zdeněk Paris; Brian T. Chait; Mark C. Field et al.
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Lineage-specific proteins essential for endocytosis in trypanosomes

Journal of Cell Science
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85017556347

Contributors: Manna, P.T.; Obado, S.O.; Boehm, C.; Gadelha, C.; Sali, A.; Chait, B.T.; Rout, M.P.; Field, M.C.
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Specialising the parasite nucleus: Pores, lamins, chromatin, and diversity

PLoS Pathogens
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016458449

Contributors: Rout, M.P.; Obado, S.O.; Schenkman, S.; Field, M.C.
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The Trypanosome Exocyst: A Conserved Structure Revealing a New Role in Endocytosis

PLoS Pathogens
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85010977077

Contributors: Boehm, C.M.; Obado, S.; Gadelha, C.; Kaupisch, A.; Manna, P.T.; Gould, G.W.; Munson, M.; Chait, B.T.; Rout, M.P.; Field, M.C.
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Comparative interactomics provides evidence for functional specialization of the nuclear pore complex

Nucleus
2017-07-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Samson O. Obado; Mark C. Field; Michael P. Rout
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Cilia and Nuclear Pore Proteins: Pore No More?

Developmental Cell
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84995582916

Contributors: Obado, S.O.; Rout, M.P.
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Co-dependence between trypanosome nuclear lamina components in nuclear stability and control of gene expression

Nucleic Acids Research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016154155

Contributors: Maishman, L.; Obado, S.O.; Alsford, S.; Bart, J.-M.; Chen, W.-M.; Ratushny, A.V.; Navarro, M.; Horn, D.; Aitchison, J.D.; Chait, B.T. et al.
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Samson Obado via Scopus - Elsevier

High-effi ciency isolation of nuc lear envelope protein complexes from trypanosomes

Methods in Molecular Biology
2016 | Book
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2-s2.0-84965168319

Contributors: Obado, S.O.; Field, M.C.; Chait, B.T.; Rout, M.P.
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Samson Obado via Scopus - Elsevier

Interactome Mapping Reveals the Evolutionary History of the Nuclear Pore Complex

PLoS Biology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84959551149

Contributors: Obado, S.O.; Brillantes, M.; Uryu, K.; Zhang, W.; Ketaren, N.E.; Chait, B.T.; Field, M.C.; Rout, M.P.
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The nuclear envelope and gene organization in parasitic protozoa: Specializations associated with disease

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
2016-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Samson O. Obado; Lucy Glover; Kirk W. Deitsch
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Nuclear pore complex evolution: A trypanosome Mlp analogue functions in chromosomal segregation but lacks transcriptional barrier activity

Molecular Biology of the Cell
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84899693096

Contributors: Holden, J.M.; Koreny, L.; Obado, S.; Ratushny, A.V.; Chen, W.-M.; Chiang, J.-H.; Kelly, S.; Chait, B.T.; Aitchison, J.D.; Rout, M.P. et al.
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Samson Obado via Scopus - Elsevier

Touching from a distance: Evolution of interplay between the nuclear pore complex, nuclear basket, and the mitotic spindle

Nucleus
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84964316052

Contributors: Holden, J.M.; Koreny, L.; Kelly, S.; Chait, B.T.; Rout, M.P.; Field, M.C.; Obado, S.O.
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Centromere-associated repeat arrays on Trypanosoma brucei chromosomes are much more extensive than predicted

BMC Genomics
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855901677

Contributors: Echeverry, M.C.; Bot, C.; Obado, S.O.; Taylor, M.C.; Kelly, J.M.
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Ciliary and Nuclear Transport: Different Places, Similar Routes?

Developmental Cell
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859837069

Contributors: Obado, S.; Rout, M.P.
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Proteomics on the rims: Insights into the biology of the nuclear envelope and flagellar pocket of trypanosomes

Parasitology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84865035775

Contributors: Field, M.C.; Adung'A, V.; Obado, S.; Chait, B.T.; Rout, M.P.
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Samson Obado via Scopus - Elsevier

Centromere-associated topoisomerase activity in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei

Nucleic Acids Research
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79951567142

Contributors: Obado, S.O.; Bot, C.; Echeverry, M.C.; Bayona, J.C.; Alvarez, V.E.; Taylor, M.C.; Kelly, J.M.
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High-throughput phenotyping using parallel sequencing of RNA interference targets in the African trypanosome

Genome Research
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955602637

Contributors: Alsford, S.; Turner, D.J.; Obado, S.O.; Sanchez-Flores, A.; Glover, L.; Berriman, M.; Hertz-Fowler, C.; Horn, D.
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Repetitive DNA is associated with centromeric domains in Trypanosoma brucei but not Trypanosoma cruzi

Genome Biology
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34250179515

Contributors: Obado, S.O.; Bot, C.; Nilsson, D.; Andersson, B.; Kelly, J.M.
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The suppression of galactose metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes causes changes in cell surface molecular architecture and cell morphology

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33645902165

Contributors: MacRae, J.I.; Obado, S.O.; Turnock, D.C.; Roper, J.R.; Kierans, M.; Kelly, J.M.; Ferguson, M.A.J.
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Functional mapping of a trypanosome centromere by chromosome fragmentation identifies a 16-kb GC-rich transcriptional "strand-switch" domain as a major feature

Genome Research
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-12744273368

Contributors: Obado, S.O.; Taylor, M.C.; Wilkinson, S.R.; Bromley, E.V.; Kelly, J.M.
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Chromosome fragmentation as an approach to whole-genome analysis in trypanosomes

Methods in Microbiology
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-35848954318

Contributors: Kelly, J.M.; Obado, S.
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Trypanosoma cruzi expresses a plant-like ascorbate-dependent hemoperoxidase localized to the endoplasmic reticulum

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0037108740

Contributors: Wilkinson, S.R.; Obado, S.O.; Mauricio, I.L.; Kelly, J.M.
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