Henrik Aspeborg
About me
I have worked as Research Officer at the Office for Research, Engagement and Innovation Services (REIS) since September 2018. My responsibilities are primarily linked to the environment and sustainability. I have a background as researcher at KTH. I have a PhD in biotechnology, and I am Docent in carbohydrate biotechnology.
My tasks include:
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Support for EU funding for two clusters and four missions:
- Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
- Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
- Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change
- Mission: Soil Health and Food
- Mission: Climate Neutral and Smart Cities
- Mission: Ocean Seas and Waters
- Responsible for calls from Mistra, Energimyndigheten, and Naturvårdsverket
- SU representative at the Stockholm trio Brussels Office
- SU representative in the CIVIS Expert Group for research funding
- Contact person for the Section for Earth and Environmental Sciences, Stockholm Resilience Center and Baltic Sea Center
Research
Academic degrees
2014 Docent in Carbohydrate Biotechnology
KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Ph.D. in Biotechnology
KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Master of Science in Molecular Biotechnology
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Selected publications
Kalyani D.C, Reichenbach T, Keskitalo M.M, Conrad J, Aspeborg H, Divne C. Crystal structure of a homotrimeric verrucomicrobial exo-β-1,4-mannosidase active in the hindgut of the wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes flavipes. J Struct Biol X. 2021 May 24;5:100048
Kalyani, D., Reichenbach, T., Aspeborg, H. & Divne, C. A homodimeric bacterial exo-β-1,3-glucanase derived from moose rumen microbiome shows a structural framework similar to yeast exo-β-1,3-glucanases. Enzyme and microbial technology. 2021 Feb 143:109723
Reichenbach T, Kalyani D, Gandini R, Svartström O, Aspeborg H, Divne C. Structural and biochemical characterization of the Cutibacterium acnes exo-β-1,4-mannosidase that targets the N-glycan core of host glycoproteins. PLoS One. 2018 Sep 27;13(9):e0204703
Ninety-nine de novo assembled genomes from the moose (Alces alces) rumen microbiome provide new insights into microbial plant biomass degradation. Svartström O, Alneberg J, Terrapon N, Lombard V, de Bruijn I, Malmsten J, Dalin A-M, Muller E.E.L, Shah P, Wilmes P, Henrissat B, Aspeborg H, Andersson A.F. ISME J. 2017 Nov;11, 2538–2551
Enzymatic characterization of a glycoside hydrolase family 5 subfamily 7 (GH5_7) mannanase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Wang Y, Vilaplana F, Brumer H, Aspeborg H. Planta. 2014 Mar;239(3):653-65
Metagenomic de novo assembly of an aquatic representative of the verrucomicrobial class Spartobacteria, Herlemann D.P.R, Lundin D, Labrenz M, Jürgens K, Zheng Z, Aspeborg H, Andersson A.F. MBio. 2013 May 28;4(3):e00569-12
Evolution, substrate specificity and subfamily classification of glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5). Aspeborg H, Coutinho PM, Wang Y, Brumer H, Henrissat B. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:186
Carbohydrate-active enzymes involved in the secondary cell wall biogenesis in hybrid aspen. Aspeborg H, Schrader J, Coutinho PM, Stam M, Kallas A, Djerbi S, Nilsson P, Denman S, Amini B, Sterky F, Master E, Sandberg G, Mellerowicz E, Sundberg B, Henrissat B, Teeri TT. Plant Physiol. 2005 Mar;137(3):983-97
A transcriptional roadmap to wood formation. Hertzberg M¹, Aspeborg H¹, Schrader J, Andersson A, Erlandsson R, Blomqvist K, Bhalerao R, Uhlen M, Teeri TT, Lundeberg J, Sundberg B, Nilsson P, Sandberg G. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Dec 4;98(25):14732-7. (¹ M.H. och H.A. contributed equally to this work)