A TFIIB-like protein is indispensable for spliced leader RNA gene transcription in Trypanosoma brucei

The authors would like to point out that, while this manuscript was in review, an independent manuscript appeared reporting similar findings.

The additional citation is as follows: Palenchar,J.B., Liu,W., Palenchar,P.M. and Bellofatto,V. (2006) A divergent transcription factor TFIIB in trypanosomes is required for RNA polymerase II-dependent spliced leader RNA transcription and cell viability. Eukaryot. Cell, 5, 293–300.