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Inari Kursula

Researcherborn 1974

Named beside 1 thesis as committee member, examiner or in another role. Linked to Wikidata and ORCID.

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Education and career3

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until 2003
University of Oulu
studied
from 2015
University of Bergen
worked
from 2017
University of Oulu
worked

Papers in OpenAlex106

1999most in 2017: 122026

106works

1,877citations

26h-index

44i10-index

writes on Enzyme Structure and Function, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Malaria Research and Control, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling

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A multistage antimalarial targets the plasmepsins IX and X essential for invasion and egress
2017 · Science · 12 authors
cited 172
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An Apicomplexan Actin-Binding Protein Serves as a Connector and Lipid Sensor to Coordinate Motility and Invasion
2016 · Cell Host & Microbe · 10 authors
cited 120
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Crystal Structure of Triosephosphate Isomerase Complexed with 2-Phosphoglycolate at 0.83-Å Resolution
2003 · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2 authors
cited 98
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Human Peripheral Nervous System Myelin Protein P2
2010 · PLoS ONE · 10 authors
cited 73
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Near-atomic structure of jasplakinolide-stabilized malaria parasite F-actin reveals the structural basis of filament instability
2017 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 6 authors
cited 72
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Structural Differences Explain Diverse Functions of Plasmodium Actins
2014 · PLoS Pathogens · 12 authors
cited 70
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Structural Basis for Parasite-Specific Functions of the Divergent Profilin of Plasmodium falciparum
2008 · Structure · 6 authors
cited 69
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High-resolution Structural Analysis of Mammalian Profilin 2a Complex Formation with Two Physiological Ligands: The Formin Homology 1 Domain of mDia1 and the Proline-rich Domain of VASP
2007 · Journal of Molecular Biology · 8 authors
cited 66
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A unique profilin-actin interface is important for malaria parasite motility
2017 · PLoS Pathogens · 12 authors
cited 63
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Structure of Toxoplasma gondii coronin, an actin‐binding protein that relocalizes to the posterior pole of invasive parasites and contributes to invasion and egress
2014 · The FASEB Journal · 5 authors
cited 57

the 25 most cited of 106

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Atomic resolution view into the structure–function relationships of the human myelin peripheral membrane protein P2
2013 · Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography · 12 authors
cited 53
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The ionization of a buried glutamic acid is thermodynamically linked to the stability of Leishmania mexicana triose phosphate isomerase
2000 · European Journal of Biochemistry · 8 authors
cited 52
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Understanding protein lids: structural analysis of active hinge mutants in triosephosphate isomerase
2004 · Protein Engineering Design and Selection · 7 authors
cited 49
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Structural determinants for ligand binding and catalysis of triosephosphate isomerase
2001 · European Journal of Biochemistry · 6 authors
cited 47
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Compositional and expression analyses of the glideosome during the Plasmodium life cycle reveal an additional myosin light chain required for maximum motility
2017 · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 17 authors
cited 43
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Crystal Structures Explain Functional Differences in the Two Actin Depolymerization Factors of the Malaria Parasite
2011 · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 6 authors
cited 41
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The importance of the conserved Arg191–Asp227 salt bridge of triosephosphate isomerase for folding, stability, and catalysis
2002 · FEBS Letters · 4 authors
cited 41
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Apicomplexan actin polymerization depends on nucleation
2017 · Scientific Reports · 7 authors
cited 40
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Structural and functional dissection of Toxoplasma gondii armadillo repeats only protein
2016 · Journal of Cell Science · 7 authors
cited 38
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The XBI BioLab for life science experiments at the European XFEL
2020 · Journal of Applied Crystallography · 21 authors
cited 35
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Structure of the Dimeric Autoinhibited Conformation of DAPK2, a Pro-Apoptotic Protein Kinase
2011 · Journal of Molecular Biology · 5 authors
cited 34
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Genetic variation in metronidazole metabolism and oxidative stress pathways in clinical Giardia lamblia assemblage A and B isolates
2019 · Infection and Drug Resistance · 9 authors
cited 32
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Towards a molecular understanding of the apicomplexan actin motor: on a road to novel targets for malaria remedies?
2015 · Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications · 2 authors
cited 32
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Determinants of ligand binding and catalytic activity in the myelin enzyme 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase
2015 · Scientific Reports · 8 authors
cited 31
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Atomic view into Plasmodium actin polymerization, ATP hydrolysis, and fragmentation
2019 · PLoS Biology · 5 authors
cited 28

Coauthors in OpenAlex245

People who share works with them in OpenAlex, the most shared first: indexed, and never counted with the lineage.

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Petri Kursula
37 shared works
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Juha Vahokoski
20 shared works
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Esa‐Pekka Kumpula
15 shared works
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Matthias Wilmanns
15 shared works
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Saligram Prabhakar Bhargav
11 shared works
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Juha Pekka Kallio
11 shared works
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Andrea J. López
9 shared works
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Rik K. Wierenga
9 shared works
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Huijong Han
8 shared works
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Matti Myllykoski
7 shared works

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Sat beside the lineage1

opponent, not advisor

cited by a thesis record
Daniela Cederfelt “Structural studies of drug targets and a drug metabolizing enzyme”
opponent · 2023 · Uppsala universitet · doctoral

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stated by WikidataWikidataQ56786969
cited by a thesis recordORCID0000-0001-5236-7056on their thesis record at DiVA

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Read on 21 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q56786969,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Inari Kursula: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q56786969},
  note = {read on 2026-10-21}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 21). Inari Kursula: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-21]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q56786969