Elias Arnér research group

Research focus and publications

The Arnér research group mainly focuses on the mammalian thioredoxin system in health and disease and on the development of selenoprotein production in E.coli. 

Contact and staff

Contacts to the staff of the Arnér research group.

Research projects

TrxR1 electron map

Biochemistry
Mitotic cell merge

Cancer
Development of a Sel-tag.

Biotechnology
15 Feb 2018

Possible new principle for cancer therapy

A study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that small molecules that specifically inhibit an important selenium-containing enzyme may be useful in combating cancer. When researchers at Karolinska Institutet treated cancer in mice using these molecules, they observed rapid tumoricidal... 
20 Mar 2015

New role for methionine in protecting cells from oxidative stress

Reduction systems and protection of cells against oxidative stress are processes not entirely dependent on the electron carrier NADPH as generally believed. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Montana State University have now demonstrated how mice that are incapable of using the primary NADPH... 
Selen finns bland annat i paranötter.

Selenium: A vital toxin for humans

A rare trace element from the bedrock turned out to be a prerequisite for human life. Since the discovery of selenium 200 years ago, researchers have tried to understand more.

Selenium - from Berzelius to current research on selenoproteins

Inspirational lecture by Elias Arnér for Karolinska Insitutet's lecture series "Get inspired by a professor" in 2012.

Links

TrxR1-specific

Selenoproteins

KI service

18 Dec 2018 by Tabea Kemna. Editor: Elias Arnér.