Prof. Petri Kursula, Department of Biomedicine, UiB

Research

We focus on using different structural biology and biophysical methods to solve problems related to nervous system development and disease. While the main focus is on the molecules involved in the assembly of the myelin sheath, our scientific interests are broad. In addition to structural neurobiology, we enjoy membrane-binding proteins, intrinsically disordered molecules, X-rays and neutrons, and ultrahigh-resolution X-ray crystallography of macromolecules – to name but a few.

homepage


Featured publication

Antagonistic Functions of MBP and CNP Establish Cytosolic Channels in CNS Myelin. Nicolas Snaidero, Caroline Velte, Matti Myllykoski, Arne Raasakka, Alexander Ignatev, Hauke B. Werner, Michelle S. Erwig, Wiebke Möbius, Petri Kursula, Klaus-Armin Nave, Mikael Simons

Cell Reports, Volume 18, Issue 2, p314–323, 10 January 2017

image description