Anssi Malinen

05.06.2009
Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku

Discovery and Characterization of Na+-Transporting Pyrophosphatases

Reviewers:

Professor Masayoshi Maeshima, Ph.D., Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan

Professor Mark S. Johnson, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University

Opponent:

Professor Aurelio Serrano, Ph.D., Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, University of Sevilla, Spain

Custos:

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

Publications:

  1. Malinen AM, Belogurov GA, Salminen M, Baykov AA. & Lahti R. (2004) Elucidating the role of conserved glutamates in H+-pyrophosphatase of Rhodospirillum rubrum. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 26811-26816.
  2. Belogurov G, Malinen A, Turkina MV, Jalonen U, Rytkönen K, Baykov AA. & Lahti R. (2005) Membrane-bound pyrophosphatase of Thermotoga maritima requires sodium for activity. Biochemistry. 44:2088-2096.
  3. Malinen AM, Belogurov GA, Baykov AA & Lahti R. (2007) Na+-pyrophosphatase: A novel primary sodium pump. Biochemistry 46:8872-8878.
  4. Malinen AM, Baykov AA & Lahti R. (2008) Mutual effects of cationic ligands and substrate on activity of the Na+-transporting pyrophosphatase of Methanosarcina mazei. Biochemistry 47:13447-54.