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Irina M. Kuznetsova
Tikhoretsky ave., 4, St. Petersburg, Russia
+7(812) -297-1957
+7(812)-297-3541
imk@mail.cytspb.rssi.ru
Russian
08.10.1954
Since 1978: Institute of Cytology- Postgraduate student, Junior Research Scientist,
Research Scientist, Senior Research Scientist, Leading Research Scientist
Since 1991: Lectures and practical training in biophysical study of proteins for the
students of the State Polytechnical University, St.Petersburg, Russia.
M.Sc. (Biophysics), 1978, Leningrad State University, USSR
Ph.D. (Biology), 1982, Institute of Photobiology, Minsk, USSR
Doct. Sci. (Biology) 2006, Institute of Cytology, St. Petersburg, RAS
Protein folding and aggregation, amyloid fibrils, protein structure, conformation and
dynamics, fluorescent dyes spectroscopy
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Supervisor of 3 PhD students
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Biophysical method in proteins investigation
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Invited lectures: "Protein folding" Conference "Modern problems in polymer
scince", 2006, St.Petersburg, Russia. "Thioflavin-T as an instrument for testing
and investigation of amyloid and amyloid-like fibrils" International conference on
coherent and nonlinear optics / International conference on lasers, applications,
and technologies, 2007 Minsk, Belarus.
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• XIIth European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules. Bobigny,
France (2007); International conference on coherent and nonlinear optics /
International conference on lasers, applications, and technologies. Minsk, Belarus
(2007); XXIX European congress on molecular spectroscopy. Opatija, Croatia
(2008); XIIIth European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules.
Palermo, Italy (2009)
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Scientific Publications:
Total Number: 26
As First/Last Author: 5
Total Impact Factor: 53.1
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Staiano M., Scognamiglio V., Rossi M., D'Auria S., Stepanenko Olga V., Kuznetsova I.M., Turoverov K.K.
2005. Unfolding-refolding of glutamine-binding protein from Escherichia coli and its stabilization by
glutamine. Biochemistry 44, 5625-5633.
Kuznetsova I.M, Stepanenko Olga V., Turoverov K.K., Scognamiglio V., Staiano M., Rossi M., and D'Auria
S. 2005. Fluorescence properties of glutamine-binding protein from Escherichia coli and its complex with
glutamine. J. Proteome Res. 4, 417-423.
Bessonov A.N., Schagina L.V., Takemoto J.Y., Gurnev Ph.A., Kuznetsova I.M., Turoverov K.K., and Malev
V.V.. 2006.Actin and Some Amphiphilic Polymers Influence on Channel Formation by Syringomycin E in
Lipid Bilayers. Eur. Biophys. J. 35, 5, 382-392.
Kuznetsova I.M., Turoverov K.K., Dunker A.K. and Uversky V.N. 2007. Analysis of folded, partially folded,
and misfolded proteins with fluorescent dyes. In: Protein Structures: Methods in Protein Structure Analysis
(Uversky V.N., Permyakov E.A., Eds.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, USA (ISBN 1-60021404-5), Chapter 2.2, pp. 73-104.
Turoverov K.K.,Kuznetsova I.M. Maskevich A.A., Stepuro V.I., Kuzmitsky V.A. and Uversky V.N. 2007.
ThT as an instrument for testing and investigation of amyloid and amyloid-like fibrils. Proc. SPIE, 6733,
67331R, 1-11.
Kuznetsova I.M., Povarova O., Stepanenko Olesya, Turoverov K.K., Crescenzo R., Varriale A., Staiano M.,
and D'Auria S. 2007. New perspectives in protein-based biosensors: The glucokinase from B.
stearothermophilus and the odorant-binding protein from C. familiaris as probes for non-consuming analyte
sensors. Proc. SPIE, 6733, 673318, 1-6.
Maskevich A.A., Stsiapura V.I., Kuzmitsky V.A., Kuznetsova I.M., Povarova O.I., Uversky V.N. and
Turoverov K.K. 2007. Spectral properties of thioflavin T in solvents with different dielectric properties and in
fibril-incorporated form. J. Proteome Res. 6(4), 1392-1401
Povarova O.I., Kuznetsova I.M., Turoverov K.K. 2007. Different disturbances – one pathway of protein
unfolding. Actin folding-unfolding and misfolding. Cell.Biol.Int. 31, 405-412.
Stsiapura V.I., Maskevich A.A., Kuzmitsky V.A., Turoverov K.K., Kuznetsova I.M. 2007. Computational
study of Thioflavine T torsional relaxation in the excited state J.Phys.Chem. A 111(22) 4829-4835.
Svanidze A.V., Sashin I.L., Lushnikov S.G., Gvasaliya S.N., Turoverov K.K., Kuznetsova I.M., Kojima S.
2007. Inelastic incoherent neutron scattering in some proteins. Ferroelectrics, 348:154–160.
Staiano M., D’Auria S., Varriale A., Rossi M., Marabotti A., Fini C., Stepanenko Olesya V., , Kuznetsova I.
M., and Turoverov K.K. 2007. Stability and Dynamics of the Porcine Odorant-Binding Protein. Biochemistry
46(39):11120-7.
Nevzglyadova O. V., Kuznetsova I. M., Artemov A. V., Mikhailova E. V., Turoverov K. K., and Soidla T. R.
2008. Comparative assay of amyloid and prion contents in yeast cells. 2(1): 71-80."
Turoverov K.K., Kuznetsova I.M. and Uversky V.N. 2008. Parametric Dependence Method for the Analysis
of Protein Folding. In Protein Structures: Methods in Protein Structure Analysis (Uversky V.N., Permyakov
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E.A., Eds.) Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, USA. (ISBN 1-60021-705-2), Chapter 4.2, pp.
257-318.
Stepanenko Olesya V., Verkhusha V.V., Kuznetsova I.М., Uversky V.N. Turoverov К.К. 2008. Fluorescent
proteins: Physical-chemical properties and and application in cell biology. Curr Protein Pept Sc. 9(4):338-69.
Stepanenko Olesya V., Marabotti A., Kuznetsova I. M., Turoverov K.K., Fini C., Varriale A., Staiano M.,
Rossi M., and D’Auria S. 2008. The hydrophobic amino acid residues buried in the matrix of the porcine
odorant-binding protein play an important role in protein stability and dynamics. Proteins. 71(1): 35-44.
Stepanenko Olesya V., Verkhusha V.V., Shavlovsky M.M., Kuznetsova I.M., Uversky V.N. and Turoverov
K.K. 2008. Understanding the Role of Arg96 in Structure and Stability of Green Fluorescent Protein. Proteins
73(3): 539-551.
Stsiapura V.I., Maskevich A.A., Kuzmitsky V.A., Uversky V.N., Kuznetsova I.M., Turoverov K.K., 2008.
Thioflavin T as a molecular rotor: fluorescent properties of thioflavin T in solvents with different viscosity.
J.Phys.Chem. B . 112(49) 15893-15902.
Nevzglyadova O. V., Artemov A. V., Mittenberg A.G., Solovyov K. V., Kostyleva E.I., Mikhailova E. V.,
Kuznetsova I. M., Turoverov K.K., Soidla T.R. 2009. Prion-associated proteins in yeast: comparative analysis
of isogenic [PSI+] and [psi-] strains. Yeast 26: 611–631.
Alexander V. Fonin, Olga V. Stepanenko, Irina M. Kuznetsova, Konstantin K. Turoverov, Elena I. Kostyleva,
Vladimir I. Vorobyev. 2010. Interaction between linker histone H1 and non-histone chromatin protein
HMGB1. Spectroscopy. Biomedical Applications. 24, 1-2: 165-168.
Olga V. Stepanenko, Olga I. Povarova, Olesya V. Stepanenko, Alexander V. Fonin, Irina M. Kuznetsova,
Konstantin K. Turoverov, Maria Staiano, Sabato D’Auria. 2010. Structure and stability of D-galactose/Dglucose-binding protein. The role of D-glucose binding and Ca ion depletion. Spectroscopy. Biomedical
Applications. 24,3-4: 355-359.
Olesya V. Stepanenko, Irina M. Kuznetsova, Vladislav V. Verkhusha, Maria Staiano, Sabato D’Auria,
Konstantin K. Turoverov. 2010. Denaturation of proteins with beta-barrel topology induced by guanidine
hydrochloride. Spectroscopy. Biomedical Applications. 24,3-4: 367-373.
Olga I. Povarova, Olga V. Stepanenko, Anna I. Sulatskaya, Irina M. Kuznetsova, Konstantin K. Turoverov,
Maria Staiano, Annalisa Vitale, Sabato D'Auria. 2010. High stability of trehalose/maltose binding protein
from Thermococcus litoralis makes it a good candidate as a sensitive element in biosensor systems for sugar
control. Spectroscopy. Biomedical Applications. 24,3-4: 349-353.
Nevzglyadova O. V., Artemov A. V., Mittenberg A. G., Mikhailova E. V., Kuznetsova I. M., Turoverov K. K.
and Soidla T. R. 2010. Yeast Protein Aggregates, Containing Chaperones and Glucose Metabolism Enzymes.
Chapter 6. In: Handbook of Molecular Chaperones: Roles, Structures and Mechanisms (P. Durante and L.
Colucci, Eds), Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY. pp. 241-270.
A.I.Sulatskaya, K.K. Turoverov, I.M. Kuznetsova. 2010. Spectral properties and factors determining high
quantum yield of thioflavin T incorporated in amyloid fibrils. Spectroscopy. Biomedical Applications. 24,1-2:
169-172.
Turoverov KK., Kuznetsova IM and Uversky VN. 2010.The protein kingdom extended: native globular and
native partially or completely disordered proteins, their folding, supramolecular complex formation, and
aggregation. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 102(2-3): 73 - 84.
A.I. Sulatskaya, I.M. Kuznetsova, A.A. Maskevich, V.N. Uversky and K.K. Turoverov. 2010. Non-radiative
deactivation of the excited state of thioflavin T: Dependence on solvent viscosity and temperature. PlosOne
(In press).