Magnus Lundgren
Director at Department of Organismal Biology; Human Evolution
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 26 96
- E-mail:
- magnus.lundgren@ebc.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- EBC - Norbyvägen 18 C
- Postal address:
- Norbyvägen 18 C
752 36 UPPSALA
- Academic merits:
- PhD, Docent
Short presentation
I am head of the SciLifeLab Ancient DNA facility. We provide analysis of ancient DNA as a service to researchers in Sweden and other countries. DNA constitute the basis of many of our traits, and ancient DNA can give us further understanding of the past. Such knowledge allow to better understand our societies, their development and the people who lived in the past, but it can also tell us how evolution and ecology have changed over time.
Keywords
- microbiology
- biotechnology
- ancient dna
- crispr
Research
I have a background as researcher with experience in microbiology and gene technology. I have worked with analyzing the cell cycle of heat-loving (thermophilic) microorganisms, how microorganisms defend against viruses (CRISPR-Cas systems), and with developing gene technology tools. Today I work with developing methods and tools fo analysis of ancient DNA, and with providing them as a service to scientists and others.

Publications
Selection of publications
Genome-wide transcription map of an archaeal cell cycle
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 2939-2944, 2007
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 7046-7051, 2004
Part of Cell, p. 25-38, 2004
Recent publications
Polymorphic parasitic larvae cooperate to build swimming colonies luring hosts
Part of Current Biology, p. 4524-4531, 2023
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Type I-E CRISPR-Cas System as a Defense System in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Part of mSphere, 2022
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Ygle, Guve och Rane i Skänninge: DNA-analyser löste frågan om deras släktskap
Part of Fornvännen, p. 274-278, 2020
Fluorescent CRISPR Adaptation Reporter for rapid quantification of spacer acquisition
Part of Scientific Reports, 2017
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Efficient programmable gene silencing by Cascade
Part of Nucleic Acids Research, p. 237-246, 2015
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All publications
Articles in journal
Polymorphic parasitic larvae cooperate to build swimming colonies luring hosts
Part of Current Biology, p. 4524-4531, 2023
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Type I-E CRISPR-Cas System as a Defense System in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Part of mSphere, 2022
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Ygle, Guve och Rane i Skänninge: DNA-analyser löste frågan om deras släktskap
Part of Fornvännen, p. 274-278, 2020
Fluorescent CRISPR Adaptation Reporter for rapid quantification of spacer acquisition
Part of Scientific Reports, 2017
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Efficient programmable gene silencing by Cascade
Part of Nucleic Acids Research, p. 237-246, 2015
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Rolf Bernander (1956-2014): pioneer of the archaeal cell cycle Obituary
Part of Molecular Microbiology, p. 903-909, 2014
A Novel Bacterial Enzyme with D-Glucuronyl C5-epimerase Activity
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, p. 24332-24339, 2013
Part of Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, p. 1430-1441, 2012
Structural basis for CRISPR RNA-guided DNA recognition by Cascade
Part of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, p. 529-536, 2011
Replication-biased genome organisation in the crenarchaeon Sulfolobus
Part of BMC Genomics, p. 454, 2010
Comparative and functional analysis of the archaeal cell cycle
Part of Cell Cycle, p. 795-806, 2010
Part of Molecular Microbiology, p. 1380-1393, 2010
Cell cycle characteristics of Crenarchaeota: unity among diversity
Part of Journal of Bacteriology, p. 5362-5367, 2008
Small CRISPR RNAs guide antiviral defense in prokaryotes
Part of Science, p. 960-964, 2008
Genome-wide transcription map of an archaeal cell cycle
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 2939-2944, 2007
Responses of hyperthermophilic crenarchaea to UV irradiation
Part of Genome Biology, 2007
Global analysis of mRNA stability in the archaeon Sulfolobus
Part of Genome Biology, 2006
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, p. 27378-27388, 2006
Part of Current Opinion in Microbiology, p. 662-668, 2005
DNA content and nucleoid distribution in Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Part of Journal of Bacteriology, p. 1856-1858, 2005
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 7046-7051, 2004
Part of Cell, p. 25-38, 2004
Articles, review/survey
The CRISPR-Cas immune system: Biology, mechanisms and applications
Part of Biochimie, p. 119-128, 2015
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CRISPR-based adaptive and heritable immunity in prokaryotes
Part of TIBS -Trends in Biochemical Sciences. Regular ed., p. 401-407, 2009
Chapters in book
Part of Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, 2008