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Maria Sunnerhagen

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Professor

Publications

2026

Johanna Hultman, Vivian Morad, Eliane Tanner, Tristan M. G. Kenney, Zuzanna Pietras, Lalit Pramod Khare, Dean Derbyshire, Diana Resetca, Cheryl H. Arrowsmith, Daniel Aili, Simon Ekstrom, Linda Z. Penn, Björn Wallner, Alexandra Ahlner, Maria Sunnerhagen (2026) The N-Myc MB0-MBI region interacts specifically and dynamically with the N-lobe of Aurora kinase A Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 2016 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69725-1

2025

Tilen Trselic, Nathalie Pelo, Gregoire Martin de Fremont, Vaishnavi S. Iyer, Elina Richardsdotter Andersson, Vijole Ottosson, David Alexander Frei, Elisa Baas, William A. Nyberg, Gudny Ella Thorlacius, Lara Mentlein, Sanjaykumar V Boddul, Ioana Sandu, Diego Velasquez Pulgarin, Akos Vegvari, Carmen Gerlach, Fredrik Wermeling, Maria Sunnerhagen, Björn Wallner, Alexander Espinosa, Marie Wahren-Herlenius (2025) Autoimmunity- associated DIORA1 binds the MRCK family of serine/threonine kinases and controls cell motility Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 122, Article e2426917122 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2426917122
Johannes Salomonsson, Linda Sjöstrand, Arvid Eskilson, Dean Derbyshire, Padraig D´arcy, Maria Sunnerhagen, Alexandra Ahlner (2025) Dynamic networks connect the USP14 active site region with the proteasome interaction surface Protein Science, Vol. 34, Article e70077 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pro.70077

2024

Johannes Salomonsson, Björn Wallner, Linda Sjöstrand, Padraig D´arcy, Maria Sunnerhagen, Alexandra Ahlner (2024) Transient interdomain interactions in free USP14 shape its conformational ensemble Protein Science, Vol. 33, Article e4975 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pro.4975

2023

Francesca Caporaletti, Zuzanna Pietras, Vivian Morad, Lars-Göran Mårtensson, Frank Gabel, Björn Wallner, Anne Martel, Maria Sunnerhagen (2023) Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering of MexR and its complex with DNA supports a conformational selection binding model. Biophysical Journal, Vol. 122, p. 408-418 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.2949

News

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New knowledge about mobile proteins linked to childhood cancer

Researchers at LiU show how two important cancer-related proteins can be prevented from collaborating with each other. The discovery shows the way towards future medications to combat e.g. neuroblastoma in children.

Modeling predicted link between gene and rheumatic problems

Study showes that a specific gene influences how cells move, and that it can therefore cause rheumatic diseases. LiU-researchers contributed to this by predicting the gene’s impact on cells. Now there is hope that this could lead to new treatments.
Alexandra Ahlner prepares an NMR-test.

Chemists aim to disrupt cancer-related protein

How can we understand a protein when it is never still, but constantly changes shape? This is one of the challenges for LiU researchers who are studying the cancer-related protein MYC.