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    • A novel human NatA N-alpha-terminal acetyltransferase complex: hNaa16p-hNaa10p (hNat2-hArd1) 

      Arnesen, Thomas; Gromyko, Darina; Kagabo, Diane; Betts, Matthew J.; Starheim, Kristian Kobbenes; Varhaug, Jan Erik; Anderson, Dave; Lillehaug, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-29)
      Background: Protein acetylation is among the most common protein modifications. The two major types are post-translational Nε-lysine acetylation catalyzed by KATs (Lysine acetyltransferases, previously named HATs (histone ...

    • Novel hybridization- and tag-based error-corrected method for sensitive ctDNA mutation detection using ion semiconductor sequencing 

      Tjensvoll, Kjersti; Lapin, Morten; Gilje, Bjørnar; Garresori, Herish; Oltedal, Satu; Forthun, Rakel Brendsdal; Molven, Anders; Rozenholc, Yves; Nordgård, Oddmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis has emerged as a clinically useful tool for cancer diagnostics and treatment monitoring. However, ctDNA detection is complicated by low DNA concentrations and technical challenges. ...

    • Novel inflammatory biomarkers in thyroid eye disease 

      Ueland, Hans Olav; Ueland, Grethe Åstrøm; Løvås, Kristian; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Thrane, Alexander Stanley; Stokland, Ann-Elin Meling; Rødahl, Eyvind; Husebye, Eystein Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify biochemical inflammatory markers predicting the presence or risk of developing thyroid eye disease (TED) in patients with Graves' disease (GD). Methods: Patients with GD ...

    • Novel Insights into Integrin α11 Expression and Function 

      Alam, Jahedul (Doctoral thesis, 2020-01-31)
      Integrins are a major group of cell surface receptors, which link the extracellular matrix with the cell cytoskeleton. They are heterodimeric proteins consisting of non- covalently bound α- and β-subunits. By regulating ...

    • Novel Insights into the Pathogenesis of Human Post-Primary Tuberculosis from Archival Material of the Pre-Antibiotic Era, 1931–1947 

      Riaz, Syeda Mariam; Hanevik, Kurt; Helgeland, Lars; Sviland, Lisbet; Hunter, Robert L.; Mustafa, Tehmina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Objectives: Primary and post-primary tuberculosis (TB) are distinct entities. The aim of this study was to study the histopathology of primary and post-primary TB by using the unique human autopsy material from the ...

    • Novel loci associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are revealed by leveraging polygenic overlap with educational attainment 

      Shadrin, Alexey A.; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Zayats, Tetyana; Schork, Andrew J; Frei, Oleksandr; Bettella, Francesco; Witoelar, Aree; Li, Wen; Eriksen, Jon Alm; Krull, Florian; Djurovic, Srdjan; Faraone, Stephen V.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Thompson, Wesley K; Johansson, Stefan; Haavik, Jan; Dale, Anders; Wang, Yunpeng; Andreassen, Ole Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02)
      Objective Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and highly heritable psychiatric condition. By exploiting the reported relationship between ADHD and educational attainment (EA), we aimed to improve ...

    • Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits 

      Vogelezang, Suzanne; Bradfield, Jonathan P.; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Curtin, John A.; Lakka, Timo A.; Grarup, Niels; Scholz, Markus; van der Most, Peter J.; Monnereau, Claire; Stergiakouli, Evie; Heiskala, Anni; Horikoshi, Momoko; Fedko, Iryna O.; Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia; Cousminer, Diana L.; Standl, Marie; Wang, Carol A.; Viikari, Jorma; Geller, Frank; Íñiguez, Carmen; Pitkänen, Niina; Chesi, Alessandra; Bacelis, Jonas; Yengo, Loic; Torrent, Maties; Ntalla, Ioanna; Helgeland, Øyvind; Selzam, Saskia; Vonk, Judith M.; Zafarmand, Mohammed H.; Heude, Barbara; Farooqi, Ismaa Sadaf; Alyass, Akram; Beaumont, Robin N.; Have, Christian T.; Rzehak, Peter; Bilbao, Jose Ramon; Schnurr, Theresia M.; Barroso, Inês; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Beilin, Lawrence J.; Carstensen, Lisbeth; Charles, Marie-Aline; Chawes, Bo; Clément, Karine; Closa-Monasterolo, Ricardo; Custovic, Adnan; Eriksson, Johan G.; Vaudel, Marc; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The genetic background of childhood body mass index (BMI), and the extent to which the well-known associations of childhood BMI with adult diseases are explained by shared genetic factors, are largely unknown. We performed ...

    • A novel measure of non-coding genome conservation identifies genomic regulatory blocks within primates 

      Nash, Alexander J.; Lenhard, Boris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-07)
      Motivation Clusters of extremely conserved non-coding elements (CNEs) mark genomic regions devoted to cis-regulation of key developmental genes in Metazoa. We have recently shown that their span coincides with that of ...

    • Novel method for isolating untouched rat natural killer cells with higher purity compared with positive selection and fluorescenceactivated cell sorting 

      Poli, Aurélie; Brons, Nicolaas H.C.; Ammerlaan, Wim; Michel, Tatiana; Hentges, François; Chekenya, Martha; Zimmer, Jacques (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11)
      Natural killer (NK) cells are important effectors of both innate and adaptive immune responses. Although human and mouse NK cells are extensively characterized, much less is known about the rat cells, partly because of the ...

    • Novel Methods and Sources for Regeneration of Oral Mucosa 

      Das, Ridhima (Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-16)
      Background: Common clinical approaches for replacing damaged oral mucosa are represented by autologous skin grafts which have numerous shortcomings and pose serious post-surgical morbidity. Cultured oral mucosal sheets ...

    • Novel Methods Using Human Emotion and Visual Features for Recommending Movies 

      Johannessen, Øyvind (Master thesis, 2021-06-01)
      This master thesis investigates novel methods using human emotion as contextual information to estimate and elicit ratings when watching movie trailers. The aim is to acquire user preferences without the intrusive and ...

    • The novel microRNAs hsa-miR-nov7 and hsamiR- nov3 are over-expressed in locally advanced breast cancer 

      Poduval, Deepak; Sichmanovà, Zuzana; Straume, Anne Hege; Lønning, Per Eystein; Knappskog, Stian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      miRNAs are an important class of small non-coding RNAs, which play a versatile role in gene regulation at the post-transcriptional level. Expression of miRNAs is often deregulated in human cancers. We analyzed small RNA ...

    • Novel microscopy-based screening method reveals regulators of contact-dependent intercellular transfer 

      Frei, Dominik Michael; Hodneland, Erlend; Rios-Mondragon, Ivan; Burtey, Anne Pierrette; Neumann, B; Bulkescher, Jutta; Schölermann, Julia; Pepperkok, Rainer; Gerdes, Hans-Hermann; Kögel, Tanja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-14)
      Contact-dependent intercellular transfer (codeIT) of cellular constituents can have functional consequences for recipient cells, such as enhanced survival and drug resistance. Pathogenic viruses, prions and bacteria can ...

    • A novel moderately thermophilic facultative methylotroph within the class Alphaproteobacteria 

      Islam, Tajul; Hernández, Marcela; Gessesse, Amare; Colin Murrell, Murrell; Øvreås, Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-25)
      Methylotrophic bacteria (non-methanotrophic methanol oxidizers) consuming reduced carbon compounds containing no carbon–carbon bonds as their sole carbon and energy source have been found in a great variety of environments. ...

    • A Novel Moderately Thermophilic Type Ib Methanotroph Isolated from an Alkaline Thermal Spring in the Ethiopian Rift Valley 

      Islam, Tajul; Gessesse, Amare; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Murrell, J. Colin; Øvreås, Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-13)
      Aerobic moderately thermophilic and thermophilic methane-oxidizing bacteria make a substantial contribution in the control of global warming through biological reduction of methane emissions and have a unique capability ...

    • A novel MRI index for paraspinal muscle fatty infiltration: reliability and relation to pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis: results from a multicentre study 

      Aaen, Jørn Ståle; Storheim, Kjersti; Negård, Anne; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Grotle, Margreth; Hellum, Christian; Espeland, Ansgar; Anvar, Masoud D; Indrekvam, Kari; Weber, Clemens; Brox, Jens Ivar; Brisby, Helena; Hermansen, Erland; Banitalebi, Hasan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles may play a role in pain and disability in lumbar spinal stenosis. We assessed the reliability and association with clinical symptoms of a method for assessing fatty ...

    • A novel NAA10 p.(R83H) variant with impaired acetyltransferase activity identified in two boys with ID and microcephaly 

      Ree, Rasmus Moen; Geithus, Anni Sofie; Tørring, Pernille Mathiesen; Sørensen, Kristina Pilekær; Damkjær, Mads; Lynch, Sally Ann; Arnesen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-07)
      Background N-terminal acetylation is a common protein modification in human cells and is catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs), mostly cotranslationally. The NAA10-NAA15 (NatA) protein complex is the major NAT, ...

    • Novel Nanoparticulate and Ionic Titanium Antigens for Hypersensitivity Testing 

      Høl, Paul Johan; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Gjerdet, Nils Roar; Pellowe, Amanda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-06)
      Titanium is used in a wide variety of materials ranging from medical devices to materials used in everyday life. Adverse biological reactions that could occur in patients, consumers, and workers should be monitored and ...

    • A novel nanoprobe for multimodal imaging is effectively incorporated into human melanoma metastatic cell lines 

      Aasen, Synnøve Nymark; Pospíšilová, Aneta; Eichler, Tilo Wolf; Pánek, Jiří; Hrubý, Martin; Štěpánek, Petr; Spriet, Endy; Jirák, Daniel; Skaftnesmo, Kai Ove; Thorsen, Frits (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-08)
      To facilitate efficient drug delivery to tumor tissue, several nanomaterials have been designed, with combined diagnostic and therapeutic properties. In this work, we carried out fundamental in vitro and in vivo experiments ...

    • Novel neonatal simulator provides high-fidelity ventilation training comparable to real-life newborn ventilation 

      Haynes, Joanna; Bjorland, Peder Aleksander; Gomo, Øystein; Ushakova, Anastasia; Rettedal, Siren; Perlman, Jeffrey M.; Ersdal, Hege Langli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Face mask ventilation of apnoeic neonates is an essential skill. However, many non-paediatric healthcare personnel (HCP) in high-resource childbirth facilities receive little hands-on real-life practice. Simulation training ...