Jesper S. Øemig

5.12.2013
Institute of Biotechnolgy and Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki

Structural studies on inteins

Reviewers:

Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki

Professor Rikkert W. Wierenga, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu

Opponent:

Professor Christian Griesinger, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany

Custos:

Professor Kari Keinänen, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Bioscience, University of Helsinki

Publications:

  1. Heinämäki, K*, Oeemig, JS*, Djupsjöbacka, J, Iwaï, H. (2009)NMR resonance assignment of DnaE intein from Nostoc punctiforme. Biomol. NMR Assign. 3, 41-43.
  2. Oeemig, JS*, Aranko, AS*, Djupsjöbacka, J, Heinämäki, K, Iwaï, H. (2009) NMR solution structure of DnaE intein from Nostoc punctiforme: Structural basis for the design of a new split intein suitable for site-specific chemical modification. FEBS lett. 583, 1451-1456.
  3. Lyskowski, A*, Oeemig, JS*, Jaakkonen, A, Rommi, K, DiMaio, K, Zhou, D, Kajander, T, Baker, D, Wlodawer, A., Goldman, A., and Iwaï, H. (2011) Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction data of Pyrococcus horikoshii RadA intein. Acta Cryst. F67, 623-626.
  4. Oeemig, JS, Zhou, D, Kajander, T, Wlodawer, A, Iwaï, H. (2012) NMR and crystal structures of the Pyrococcus horikoshii RadA intein guide a strategy for engineering a highly efficient and promiscuous intein. J. Mol. Biol. 421, 85-99.
* Equal contribution.