Magnus Andersson

Summary

Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi A structural basis for sustained bacterial adhesion: biomechanical properties of CFA/I pili
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    J Mol Biol 415:918-28. 2012
  2. ncbi Fast uncoiling kinetics of F1C pili expressed by uropathogenic Escherichia coli are revealed on a single pilus level using force-measuring optical tweezers
    Mickaël Castelain
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 90187 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 40:305-16. 2011
  3. ncbi Physical properties of the specific PapG-galabiose binding in E. coli P pili-mediated adhesion
    Oscar Björnham
    Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umea University, 90187 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 38:245-54. 2009
  4. ncbi Assessing bacterial adhesion on an individual adhesin and single pili level using optical tweezers
    Ove Axner
    Department of Physics, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research UCMR, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Adv Exp Med Biol 715:301-13. 2011
  5. ncbi Modeling of the elongation and retraction of Escherichia coli P pili under strain by Monte Carlo simulations
    Oscar Björnham
    Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umea University, 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 37:381-91. 2008
  6. ncbi Physical properties of biopolymers assessed by optical tweezers: analysis of folding and refolding of bacterial pili
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics Umeå University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Chemphyschem 9:221-35. 2008
  7. ncbi Unfolding and refolding properties of S pili on extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli
    Mickaël Castelain
    Department of Physics, Umea University, 901 87, Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 39:1105-15. 2010
  8. ncbi Helix-like biopolymers can act as dampers of force for bacteria in flows
    Johan Zakrisson
    Department of Physics, Umea University, 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 41:551-60. 2012
  9. ncbi Characterization of the biomechanical properties of T4 pili expressed by Streptococcus pneumoniae--a comparison between helix-like and open coil-like pili
    Mickaël Castelain
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Chemphyschem 10:1533-40. 2009
  10. ncbi The biomechanical properties of E. coli pili for urinary tract attachment reflect the host environment
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Biophys J 93:3008-14. 2007

Collaborators

  • Ove Axner
  • Oscar Björnham
  • Håkan Nilsson
  • Mickaël Castelain
  • Erik Fällman
  • Bernt Eric Uhlin
  • Johan Zakrisson
  • Krister Wiklund
  • Markus Klein
  • Staffan Schedin
  • Jeanna Klinth
  • Stina Lindberg
  • Sarah Ehlers
  • Annika E Sjöström
  • Efstratios Koutris
  • Jana Jass

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi A structural basis for sustained bacterial adhesion: biomechanical properties of CFA/I pili
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    J Mol Biol 415:918-28. 2012
    ..Our results indicate that ETEC CFA/I pili are flexible organelles optimized to withstand harsh motion without breaking, resulting in continued attachment to the intestinal epithelium by the pathogenic bacteria that express these pili...
  2. ncbi Fast uncoiling kinetics of F1C pili expressed by uropathogenic Escherichia coli are revealed on a single pilus level using force-measuring optical tweezers
    Mickaël Castelain
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 90187 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 40:305-16. 2011
    ..These data suggest that F1C pili are, like P and S pili, evolutionarily selected to primarily withstand the conditions expressed in the upper urinary tract...
  3. ncbi Physical properties of the specific PapG-galabiose binding in E. coli P pili-mediated adhesion
    Oscar Björnham
    Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umea University, 90187 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 38:245-54. 2009
    ..The unfolding process of the P pili rod promotes the formation of strong multipili interaction, which is important for the bacterium to maintain attachment to the host cells...
  4. ncbi Assessing bacterial adhesion on an individual adhesin and single pili level using optical tweezers
    Ove Axner
    Department of Physics, Umeå Centre for Microbial Research UCMR, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Adv Exp Med Biol 715:301-13. 2011
    ..This implies that pili constitute an important virulence factor and a possible target for future anti-microbial drugs...
  5. ncbi Modeling of the elongation and retraction of Escherichia coli P pili under strain by Monte Carlo simulations
    Oscar Björnham
    Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umea University, 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 37:381-91. 2008
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  6. ncbi Physical properties of biopolymers assessed by optical tweezers: analysis of folding and refolding of bacterial pili
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics Umeå University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Chemphyschem 9:221-35. 2008
    ..The information retrieved is also compared with that obtained by atomic force microscopy...
  7. ncbi Unfolding and refolding properties of S pili on extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli
    Mickaël Castelain
    Department of Physics, Umea University, 901 87, Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 39:1105-15. 2010
    ..Moreover, we demonstrate that it is possible to distinguish, by analyzing force-extension data, the different types of pili expressed by an individual cell of a clinical bacterial isolate...
  8. ncbi Helix-like biopolymers can act as dampers of force for bacteria in flows
    Johan Zakrisson
    Department of Physics, Umea University, 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Eur Biophys J 41:551-60. 2012
    ....
  9. ncbi Characterization of the biomechanical properties of T4 pili expressed by Streptococcus pneumoniae--a comparison between helix-like and open coil-like pili
    Mickaël Castelain
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Chemphyschem 10:1533-40. 2009
    ....
  10. ncbi The biomechanical properties of E. coli pili for urinary tract attachment reflect the host environment
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Biophys J 93:3008-14. 2007
    ..Our findings highlight functions that are believed to be of importance for the bacterial ability to sustain a basic antimicrobial mechanism of the host and for bacterial colonization...
  11. ncbi A sticky chain model of the elongation and unfolding of Escherichia coli P pili under stress
    Magnus Andersson
    Department of Physics, , SE-901 87 Ume, Sweden
    Biophys J 90:1521-34. 2006
    ..Entities such as the free energy, the stiffness, the elastic elongation, the opening length of the various bonds, and the number of PapA units in the rod are determined...
  12. ncbi Dual-trap technique for reduction of low-frequency noise in force measuring optical tweezers
    Markus Klein
    Department of Physics, Umea University, Sweden
    Appl Opt 46:405-12. 2007
    ..It is shown that this dual-trap technique can reduce the noise in the force signal up to 60% depending on detection bandwidth...
  13. ncbi Optical tweezers based force measurement system for quantitating binding interactions: system design and application for the study of bacterial adhesion
    Erik Fällman
    Department of Physics, Umea University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Biosens Bioelectron 19:1429-37. 2004
    ..Various calibration procedures were implemented in order to provide absolute force measurements. The system has been used to measure the binding forces between Escherichia coli bacterial adhesins and galabiose-functionalized beads...