Sindra Petersson Årsköld

Sindra Petersson Årsköld

Senior Advisor on policy, communication and strategy

Research Interests

I am fascinated by membrane proteins, bioenergetic systems, metals in biology and proton transfer across membranes. My particular systems of interest include Photosystem II, the photosynthetic membrane complex that harvests light and oxidizes water to oxygen, and the M2 protein from influenza virus A, a proton channel and antiviral drug target which facilitates both viral infection and viral budding.

Selected Publications

  • Proton and cation transport activity of the M2 proton channel from influenza A virus. Leiding, T.; Wang, J.; Martinsson, J.; DeGrado, W.F.; Peterson Årsköld, S. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2010) 107 15409-15414. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1009997107
  • Precise detection of pH inside large unilamellar vesicles using membrane-impermeable porphyrin-based nanoprobes. Leiding, T.; Górecki, K.; Kjellman, T.; Vinogradov, S.; Hägerhäll, C.; Peterson Årsköld, S. Analytical Biochemistry (2009) 388 296-305. DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.02.023
  • Optical Spectra of Synechocystis and Spinach Photosystem II Preparations at 1.7 K: Identification of the D1-Pheophytin Energies and Stark Shifts. Peterson Årsköld, S.; Masters, V. M.; Prince, B. J.; Smith, P. J.; Pace, R. J.; Krausz, E. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2003) 125 13063-13074. DOI: 10.1021/ja034548

Career History