Matts Nylund

5.6.2009
Department of Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University

Parameters Regulating the Glycolipid Transfer Protein Activity

Reviewers:

Docent Matti Jauhiainen, Department of Molecular Medicine, National Institute for Healt and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Docent Vesa Olkkonen, Department of Molecular Medicine, National Institute for Healt and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

Opponent:

Docent Pentti Somerharju, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, Finland

Custos:

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

Publications:

  1. Nylund M & Mattjus P. (2005) Protein mediated glycolipid transfer is inhibited FROM sphingomyelin membranes but enhanced TO sphingomyelin containing raft like membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes. 1669:87-94.
  2. Nylund M, Kjellberg MA, Molotkovsky JG, Byun HS, Bittman R & Mattjus P. (2006) Molecular features of phospholipids that affect glycolipid transfer protein-mediated galactosylceramide transfer between vesicles. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1758:807-12.
  3. Nylund M, Fortelius C, Palonen EK, Molotkovsky JG & Mattjus P. (2007) Membrane curvature effects on glycolipid transfer protein activity. Langmuir. 23:11726-33.
  4. West G, Nylund M, Slotte JP & Mattjus P. (2006) Membrane interaction and activity of the glycolipid transfer protein. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1758:1732-42.