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Åke Lundwall

Åke Lundwall

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Biology and Biochemistry

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44
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7929
World Ranking
19267
National Ranking
307

Overview

Åke Lundwall is a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden, with a focus on multiple areas within medicine. Their work covers topics such as sperm and testicular function, urologic and reproductive health conditions, hormonal and reproductive studies, as well as mechanisms related to blood coagulation, including bradykinin, polyphosphates, and angioedema.

Their research spans several subfields of medicine including reproductive medicine, rheumatology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, genetics, and hematology.

Recent publications by Åke Lundwall include the following papers:

  • Identification of the major rabbit and guinea pig semen coagulum proteins and description of the diversity of the REST gene locus in the mammalian clade Glires, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • KLK4T2 Is a Hormonally Regulated Transcript from the KLK4 Locus, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

These publications have been featured in well-established journals such as PLoS ONE and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Frequent collaborators in Åke Lundwall's work include Margareta Persson, Karin Hansson, Magnus Jonsson, Erik Bovinder Ylitalo, and Pernilla Wikström. This network of co-authors indicates active engagement in collaborative research.

Best Publications

  • Structure and expression of the human cystatin C gene.

    Magnus Abrahamson;Isleifur Olafsson;Astridur Palsdottir;Magnus Ulvsbäck

  • Molecular cloning of human prostate specific antigen cDNA

    Åke Lundwall;Hans Lilja

  • Semenogelin, the Predominant Protein in Human Semen. Primary Structure and Identification of Closely Related Proteins in the Male Accessory Sex Glands and on the Spermatozoa

    Hans Lilja;Per-Anders Abrahamsson;Åke Lundwall

  • Isolation and sequence of the cDNA for human protein S, a regulator of blood coagulation.

    Ake Lundwall;William Dackowski;Edward Cohen;Marilee Shaffer

  • Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA coding for the precursor of the human cysteine proteinase inhibitor cystatin C

    Magnus Abrahamson;Anders Grubb;Isleifur Olafsson;Åke Lundwall

  • Activation of the zymogen form of prostate-specific antigen by human glandular kallikrein 2.

    Janita Lövgren;Kristiina Rajakoski;Matti Karp;Åke Lundwall

  • Common evolutionary origin of alpha 2-macroglobulin and complement components C3 and C4.

    L Sottrup-Jensen;T M Stepanik;T Kristensen;P B Lønblad

  • A locus on human chromosome 20 contains several genes expressing protease inhibitor domains with homology to whey acidic protein

    Adam Clauss;Hans Lilja;Ake Lundwall

  • Characterization of the gene for prostate-specific antigen, a human glandular kallikrein.

    Åke Lundwall

  • beta-Hydroxyasparagine in domains homologous to the epidermal growth factor precursor in vitamin K-dependent protein S.

    Johan Stenflo;Åke Lundwall;Björn Dahlbäck

  • Kallikrein-related peptidases

    Åke Lundwall;Maria Brattsand

  • Primary structure of bovine vitamin K-dependent protein S

    Björn Dahlbäck;Åke Lundwall;Johan Stenflo

  • A comprehensive nomenclature for serine proteases with homology to tissue kallikreins

    Åke Lundwall;Vimla Band;Michael Blaber;Judith A. Clements

  • Measurement of prostate-specific antigen and human glandular kallikrein 2 in different body fluids.

    Janita Lövgren;Camilla Valtonen-André;Karel Marsal;Hans Lilja

  • Semenogelins I and II bind zinc and regulate the activity of prostate-specific antigen

    Magnus Jonsson;Sara Linse;Birgitta Frohm;Åke Lundwall

  • Production of recombinant PSA and HK2 and analysis of their immunologic cross-reactivity.

    Janita Lövgren;T. Piironen;C. Overmo;B. Dowell

  • Semenogelin I and II, the predominant human seminal plasma proteins, are also expressed in non-genital tissues

    Åke Lundwall;Anders Bjartell;A.Yvonne Olsson;Johan Malm

  • Characterization of the human sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) gene and demonstration of two transcripts in both liver and testis

    S. Gershagen;Åke Lundwall;Per Fernlund

  • Molecular cloning of epididymal and seminal vesicular transcripts encoding a semenogelin-related protein.

    Hans Lilja;Åke Lundwall

  • A cDNA coding for human sex hormone binding globulin Homology to vitamin K-dependent protein S

    Sten Gershagen;Per Fernlund;Åke Lundwall

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Lilja
Hans Lilja Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Anders Bjartell
Anders Bjartell Lund University
Johan Stenflo
Johan Stenflo Lund University
Magnus Abrahamson
Magnus Abrahamson Lund University
Rick A. Wetsel
Rick A. Wetsel The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anders Grubb
Anders Grubb Lund University
Brian F. Tack
Brian F. Tack University of Iowa
Matti Karp
Matti Karp Tampere University
Björn Dahlbäck
Björn Dahlbäck Lund University
Magnus P. Jonsson
Magnus P. Jonsson Linköping University

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