Elina Kuokkanen

16.12.2011
Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku

Characterisation of Human Neutral and Lysosomal alfa-Mannosidases

Reviewers:

Docent Sakari Kellokumpu, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Docent Jani Saarela, Institute of Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Opponent:

Professor Tommaso Beccari, Department of Economics and Food Science, University of Perugia, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy

Custos:

Professor Reijo Lahti, Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku

Publications:

  1. Kuokkanen E, Smith W, Mäkinen M, Tuominen H, Puhka M, Jokitalo E, Duvet S, Berg T, Heikinheimo P. (2007) Characterization and subcellular localization of human neutral class II alpha-mannosidase. Glycobiology. 2008 Oct;17(10):1084-93 Erratum in Glycobiology 2008, 18: 136
  2. Bernon C, Carré Y, Kuokkanen E, Slomianny MC, Mir AM, Krzewinski F, Cacan R, Heikinheimo P, Morelle W, Michalski JC, Foulquier F, Duvet S. (2011) Overexpression of Man2C1 leads to protein underglycosylation and upregulation of endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation pathway. Glycobiology. 21: 363-75
  3. Kuokkanen E, Riise Stensland HM, Smith W, Kjeldsen Buvang E, Van Nguyen L, Nilssen Ĝ, Heikinheimo P. (2011) Molecular and cellular characterization of novel {alpha}-mannosidosis mutations. Hum Mol Genet. 1;20(13):2651-61
  4. Nilssen Ĝ, Frantzen G, Kuokkanen E, Heikinheimo P, Malm D, Riise Stensland HM "amamutdb.no: A relational database for MAN2B1 allelic variants which compiles genotypes, clinical and biochemical and structural data of mutant MAN2B1 in alpha-mannosidosis. (Manuscript)