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Sjur Olsnes was affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway throughout their academic career. The scientist contributed to research and scholarship within their institution, engaging in various scientific inquiries aligned with their expertise.

There are no recorded recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields and subfields of study associated with their research according to the available data. Similarly, there is no information on main topics of work or any awards received during their career.

Although detailed records of their contributions and specialties are not documented here, the affiliation with the University of Oslo indicates involvement in the academic community and research activities connected to this institution.

Best Publications

  • Different biological properties of the two constituent peptide chains of ricin, a toxic protein inhibiting protein synthesis.

    Sjur Olsnes;Alexander Pihl

  • Diphtheria toxin entry into cells is facilitated by low pH.

    Kirsten Sandvig;Sjur Olsnes

  • Mechanism of action of the toxic lectins abrin and ricin

    Sjur Olsnes;Karin Refsnes;Alexander Pihl

  • Gelonin, a new inhibitor of protein synthesis, nontoxic to intact cells. Isolation, characterization, and preparation of cytotoxic complexes with concanavalin A

    F Stirpe;S Olsnes;A Pihl

  • Acidification of the cytosol inhibits endocytosis from coated pits.

    Kirsten Sandvig;S. Olsnes;O. W. Petersen;B. Van Deurs

  • Isolation and comparison of galactose-binding lectins from Abrus precatorius and Ricinus communis

    Sjur Olsnes;Erling Saltvedt;Alexander Pihl

  • The history of ricin, abrin and related toxins.

    Sjur Olsnes

  • Toxic lectins and related proteins

    Sjur Olsnes;Alexander Pihl

  • Entry of lethal doses of abrin, ricin and modeccin into the cytosol of HeLa cells☆

    Kristin Eiklid;Sjur Olsnes;Alexander Pihl

  • Rapid entry of nicked diphtheria toxin into cells at low pH. Characterization of the entry process and effects of low pH on the toxin molecule.

    Kirsten Sandvig;S. Olsnes

  • Roles of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors in Carcinogenesis

    Ellen Margrethe Haugsten;Antoni G Wiedlocha;Sjur Olsnes;Jorgen Wesche

  • The ways of endocytosis.

    Bo van Deurs;Ole W. Petersen;Sjur Olsnes;Kirsten Sandvig

  • Kinetics of binding of the toxic lectins abrin and ricin to surface receptors of human cells.

    Kirsten Sandvig;S. Olsnes;A. Pihl

  • Routing of internalized ricin and ricin conjugates to the Golgi complex.

    B. van Deurs;T. I. Tønnessen;O. W. Petersen;Kirsten Sandvig

  • Retrograde transport of mutant ricin to the endoplasmic reticulum with subsequent translocation to cytosol

    Andrzej Rapak;Pål Ø. Falnes;Sjur Olsnes

  • Dual Mode of Signal Transduction by Externally Added Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor

    Antoni Wie̢dłocha;Pål Ø. Falnes;Inger H. Madshus;Kirsten Sandvig

  • Ribosome inactivation by the toxic lectins abrin and ricin. Kinetics of the enzymic activity of the toxin A-chains.

    Sjur Olsnes;Carmen Fernandez-Puentes;Luis Carrasco;David Vazquez

  • Characterization of Membrane Translocation by Anthrax Protective Antigen

    J Wesche;J L Elliott;P O Falnes;S Olsnes

  • The cytotoxic activity of Shigella toxin. Evidence for catalytic inactivation of the 60 S ribosomal subunit.

    R. Reisbig;S. Olsnes;K. Eiklid

  • Dependence of ricin toxicity on translocation of the toxin A-chain from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol.

    Jørgen Wesche;Andrzej Rapak;Sjur Olsnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Kirsten Sandvig
Kirsten Sandvig Oslo University Hospital
Alexander Pihl
Alexander Pihl University of Oslo
Harald Alfred Stenmark
Harald Alfred Stenmark University of Oslo
Bo van Deurs
Bo van Deurs University of Copenhagen
Andreas Brech
Andreas Brech Oslo University Hospital
Anders Sundan
Anders Sundan Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ole W. Petersen
Ole W. Petersen University of Copenhagen
Morten Harboe
Morten Harboe Oslo University Hospital
Øystein Fodstad
Øystein Fodstad Oslo University Hospital
Howard M. Johnson
Howard M. Johnson University of Florida

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