Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Vahokoski, Juha"
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Apicomplexan actin polymerization depends on nucleation
Kumpula, Esa-Pekka; Pires, Isa; Lasiwa, Davki; Piirainen, Henni; Bergmann, Ulrich; Vahokoski, Juha; Kursula, Inari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-22)Filamentous actin is critical for apicomplexan motility and host cell invasion. Yet, parasite actin filaments are short and unstable. Their kinetic characterization has been hampered by the lack of robust quantitative ... -
Biophysical analysis of Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-Hsp90 organising protein (PfHop) reveals a monomer that is characterised by folded segments connected by flexible linkers
Makumire, Stanley; Zininga, Tawanda; Vahokoski, Juha; Kursula, Inari; Shonhai, Addmore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Plasmodium falciparum causes the most lethal form of malaria. The cooperation of heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 and 90 is thought to facilitate folding of select group of cellular proteins that are crucial for cyto-protection ... -
SARS-CoV-2–Specific Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Norwegian Health Care Workers After the First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study
Trieu, Mai Chi; Bansal, Amit; Madsen, Anders; Zhou, Fan; Sævik, Marianne; Vahokoski, Juha; Brokstad, Karl Albert; Krammer, Florian; Tøndel, Camilla; Mohn, Kristin Greve Isdahl; Blomberg, Bjørn; Langeland, Nina; Cox, Rebecca Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries experienced infection in health care workers (HCW) due to overburdened health care systems. Whether infected HCW acquire protective immunity ...