Search for dissertations about: "Gunnar Von Heijne"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words Gunnar Von Heijne.

  2. 1. Sequence-based predictions of membrane-protein topology, homology and insertion

    Author : Andreas Bernsel; Gunnar von Heijne; Volkhard Helms; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; membrane protein; topology prediction; hidden markov model; homology detection; Sec translocon; Bioinformatics; Bioinformatik; Biochemistry; biokemi;

    Abstract : Membrane proteins comprise around 20-30% of a typical proteome and play crucial roles in a wide variety of biochemical pathways. Apart from their general biological significance, membrane proteins are of particular interest to the pharmaceutical industry, being targets for more than half of all available drugs. READ MORE

  4. 2. Protein Interactions from the Molecular to the Domain Level

    Author : Patrik Björkholm; Gunnar von Heijne; Dmitrij Frishman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Protein interactions; protein domains; membrane proteins; Biochemistry towards Bioinformatics; biokemi med inriktning mot bioinformatik;

    Abstract : The basic unit of life is the cell, from single-cell bacteria to the largest creatures on the planet. All cells have DNA, which contains the blueprint for proteins. This information is transported in the form of messenger RNA from the genome to ribosomes where proteins are produced. READ MORE

  5. 3. Integration and topology of membrane proteins

    Author : Carolina Boekel; Gunnar von Heijne; IngMarie Nilsson; Stephen High; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; insertion; Sec61; translocation; Biochemistry; Biokemi; biokemi; Biochemistry;

    Abstract : Membrane proteins comprise around 20-30% of most proteomes. They play important roles in most biochemical pathways. All receptors and ion channels are membrane proteins, which make them attractive targets for drug design. Membrane proteins insert and fold co-translationally into the endoplasmic reticular membrane of eukaryotic cells. READ MORE

  6. 4. Translocation of proteins into and across the bacterial and mitochondrial inner membranes

    Author : Salomé Calado Botelho; Gunnar von Heijne; Walter Neupert; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Escherichia coli; mitochondria; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; SecYEG; TIM23; transmembrane helix; Biochemistry; biokemi;

    Abstract : Translocons are dynamic protein complexes with the ability to respond to specific signals and to transport polypeptides between two distinct environments. The Sec-type translocons are examples of such machineries that can interconvert between a pore forming conformation that translocates proteins across the membrane, and a channel-like conformation that integrates proteins into the membrane by lateral opening. READ MORE

  7. 5. Studies on the Conformation of Transmembrane Polypeptides in Membrane Proteins

    Author : Marika Cassel; Gunnar von Heijne; Martin Spiess; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; membrane protein; topology; transmembrane helix; helical hairpin; turn propensity; Biochemistry; Biokemi;

    Abstract : The major aim of the studies that this thesis is based on has been to better define the topological determinants of the formation of so-called helical hairpins during membrane protein assembly in the ER membrane.The helical hairpin is a basic folding unit in membrane proteins. READ MORE