Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Birkeland, Even"
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Bortezomib abrogates temozolomide-induced autophagic flux through an ATG5 dependent pathway
Rahman, Mohummad Aminur; Engelsen, Agnete; Sarowar, Shahin; Bindesbøll, Christian; Birkeland, Even; Goplen, Dorota; Lotsberg, Maria Lie; Knappskog, Stian; Simonsen, Anne Gjøen; Enger, Martha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction: Glioblastoma (GBM) is invariably resistant to temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. Inhibiting the proteasomal pathway is an emerging strategy to accumulate damaged proteins and inhibit their lysosomal degradation. ... -
The Constitutive Extracellular Protein Release by Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells—A Proteomic Study of Patient Heterogeneity and Its Modulation by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
Aasebø, Elise; Brenner, Annette; Birkeland, Even; Tvedt, Tor Henrik Anderson; Selheim, Frode; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Bruserud, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Extracellular protein release is important both for the formation of extracellular matrix and for communication between cells. We investigated the extracellular protein release by in vitro cultured normal mesenchymal stem ... -
Early response evaluation by single cell signaling profiling in acute myeloid leukemia
Tislevoll, Benedicte Sjo; Hellesøy, Monica; Fagerholt, Oda Helen Eck; Gullaksen, Stein-Erik; Srivastava, Aashish; Birkeland, Even; Kleftogiannis, Dimitrios; Ayuda Duran, Pilar; Piechaczyk, Laure Isabelle; Tadele, Dagim Shiferaw; Skavland, Jørn; Panagiotis, Baliakas; Hovland, Randi; Andresen, Vibeke; Seternes, Ole Morten; Tvedt, Tor Henrik Anderson; Aghaeepour, Nima; Gavasso, Sonia; Porkka, Kimmo; Jonassen, Inge; Fløisand, Yngvar; Enserink, Jorrit; Blaser, Nello; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aberrant pro-survival signaling is a hallmark of cancer cells, but the response to chemotherapy is poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the initial signaling response to standard induction chemotherapy in a ... -
The effects of phenylalanine and tyrosine levels on dopamine production in rat PC12 cells. Implications for treatment of phenylketonuria, tyrosinemia type 1 and comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders
Szigetvari, Peter Daniel; Patil, Sudarshan; Birkeland, Even; Kleppe, Rune; Haavik, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene, resulting in phenylalanine accumulation and impaired tyrosine production. In Tyrosinemia ... -
The extracellular bone marrow microenvironment — a proteomic comparison of constitutive protein release by in vitro cultured osteoblasts and mesenchymal stem cells
Aasebø, Elise; Birkeland, Even; Selheim, Frode; Berven, Frode; Brenner, Annette; Bruserud, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and osteoblasts are bone marrow stromal cells that contribute to the formation of stem cell niches and support normal hematopoiesis, leukemogenesis and development of metastases from distant ... -
Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease: A Proteomic Study of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Eidem, Live Egeland; Birkeland, Even; Austdal, Marie; Bårdsen, Kjetil; Lange, Johannes; Alves, Guido Werner; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Nilsen, Mari Mæland; Herlofson, Karen; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Omdal, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024) -
High-Throughput Mutation Profiling of Primary and Metastatic Endometrial Cancers Identifies KRAS, FGFR2 and PIK3CA to Be Frequently Mutated
Krakstad, Camilla; Birkeland, Even; Seidel, Danila; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Petersen, Kjell; Mjøs, Siv; Høivik, Erling Andre; Wik, Elisabeth; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-27)Background: Despite being the most common pelvic gynecologic malignancy in industrialized countries, no targeted therapies are available for patients with metastatic endometrial carcinoma. In order to improve treatment, ... -
Human blood serum proteome changes after 6 hours of sleep deprivation at night
Bjørkum, Alvhild Alette; Duran, Ana Carasco; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Roy, Dola Sinha; Rosendahl, Karen; Birkeland, Even; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The aim of this study was to discover significantly changed proteins in human blood serum after loss of 6 h sleep at night. Furthermore, to reveal affected biological process- and molecular function categories ... -
Hypoxia induced responses are reflected in the stromal proteome of breast cancer
Kjølle, Silje; Finne, Kenneth; Birkeland, Even; Ardawatia, Vandana; Winge, Ingeborg; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Knutsvik, Gøril; Wik, Elisabeth; Paulo, Joao A.; Vethe, Heidrun; Kleftogiannis, Dimitrios; Akslen, Lars Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Cancers are often associated with hypoxia and metabolic reprogramming, resulting in enhanced tumor progression. Here, we aim to study breast cancer hypoxia responses, focusing on secreted proteins from low-grade (luminal-like) ... -
Integrated Genomic Analysis of the 8q24 Amplification in Endometrial Cancers Identifies ATAD2 as Essential to MYC-Dependent Cancers
Ræder, Maria B.; Birkeland, Even; Trovik, Jone; Krakstad, Camilla; Shehata, Shyemaa; Schumacher, Steven; Zack, Travis I.; Krohn, Antje; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Moody, Susan E.; Wik, Elisabeth; Stefansson, Ingunn; Holst, Frederik; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Tamayo, Pablo; Mesirov, Jill P.; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Akslen, Lars A.; Simon, Ronald; Beroukhim, Rameen; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-02-05)Chromosome 8q24 is the most commonly amplified region across multiple cancer types, and the typical length of the amplification suggests that it may target additional genes to MYC. To explore the roles of the genes most ... -
KRAS gene amplification and overexpression but not mutation associates with aggressive and metastatic endometrial cancer
Birkeland, Even; Wik, Elisabeth; Mjøs, Siv; Høivik, Erling Andre; Trovik, Jone; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Petersen, Kjell; Ræder, Maria B.; Holst, Frederik; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Akslen, Lars A.; Simon, Ronald; Krakstad, Camilla; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)BACKGROUND: Three quarter of endometrial carcinomas are treated at early stage. Still, 15 to 20% of these patients experience recurrence, with little effect from systemic therapies. Homo sapiens v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma ... -
Multi-omics profiling reveals dysregulated ribosome biogenesis and impaired cell proliferation following knockout of CDR2L
Solheim, Eirik Tveit; Gerking, Yola; Kråkenes, Torbjørn; Herdlevær, Ida; Birkeland, Even; Totland, Cecilie; Dick, Fiona; Vedeler, Christian Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Cerebellar degeneration-related (CDR) proteins are associated with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) – a rare, neurodegenerative disease caused by tumour-induced autoimmunity against neural antigens ... -
Mutations and gene amplifications in Endometrial Carcinomas. “Clinical characteristics and potential targets for therapy related to KRAS, MYC, ATAD2, PIK3CA and FGFR2 alterations”
Birkeland, Even (Doctoral thesis, 2013-09-20)Background: Incidence of endometrial cancer is increasing in industrialised countries. Despite early diagnosis and generally good prognosis, around one fourth of cases follow an aggressive path with few effective treatment ... -
Patient Heterogeneity in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Leukemic Cell Communication by Release of Soluble Mediators and Its Effects on Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Aasebø, Elise; Brenner, Annette; Hernandez-Valladares, Maria; Birkeland, Even; Mjaavatten, Olav; Reikvam, Håkon; Selheim, Frode; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Bruserud, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive bone marrow malignancy, and non-leukemic stromal cells (including mesenchymal stem cells, MSCs) are involved in leukemogenesis and show AML-supporting effects. We investigated ... -
PIK3CA exon9 mutations associate with reduced survival, and are highly concordant between matching primary tumors and metastases in endometrial cancer
Mjøs, Siv; Werner, Henrica Maria Johanna; Birkeland, Even; Holst, Frederik; Berg, Anna; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Mauland, Karen Klepsland; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Lewis, Aurelia Eva; Mills, Gordon B.; Krakstad, Camilla; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Helga; Høivik, Erling Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-31)Mutations of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) catalytic subunit alpha gene (PIK3CA) are frequent in endometrial cancer. We sequenced exon9 and exon20 of PIK3CA in 280 primary endometrial cancers to assess the relationship ... -
Proteomic analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A pilot study from Zanzibar, Tanzania
Barakat, Ahmed Samy Mohamed Ali; Birkeland, Even; Jørstad, Melissa Davidsen; el Hajj, Magalie; Marijani, Msafiri; Døskeland, Anne Marie Simonne; Mjaavatten, Olav; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Mustafa, Tehmina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study aimed at exploring the proteomic profile of PBMCs to predict treatment response in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). This was a pilot study conducted among 8 adult patients from Zanzibar, Tanzania with confirmed ... -
Proteomic analysis unveils Gb3-independent alterations and mitochondrial dysfunction in a gla−/− zebrafish model of Fabry disease
Elsaid, Hassan Osman Alhassan; Rivedal, Mariell Lossius; Skandalou, Eleni; Svarstad, Einar; Tøndel, Camilla; Birkeland, Even; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Babickova, Janka; Marti, Hans Peter; Furriol, Jessica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Fabry disease (FD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene, resulting in reduced or lack of α-galactosidase A activity. This results in the accumulation of globotriaosylceramide ... -
Proteomic Comparison of Bone Marrow Derived Osteoblasts and Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Aasebø, Elise; Brenner, Annette; Hernandez-Valladares, Maria; Birkeland, Even; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Selheim, Frode; Bruserud, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into osteoblasts, and therapeutic targeting of these cells is considered both for malignant and non-malignant diseases. We analyzed global proteomic profiles for osteoblasts ... -
Quantitative proteome profiling reveals molecular hallmarks of egg quality in Atlantic halibut: impairments of transcription and protein folding impede protein and energy homeostasis during early development
Yilmaz, Ozlem; Mangor-Jensen, Anders; Harboe, Torstein; Drønen, Margareth Møgster; Mangor-Jensen, Ragnfrid; Mjaavatten, Olav; Birkeland, Even; Spriet, Endy; Sandven, Linda; Furmanek, Tomasz; Berven, Frode Steingrimsen; Wargelius, Anna; Norberg, Birgitta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Tandem mass tag spectrometry (TMT labeling-LC-MS/MS) was utilized to examine the global proteomes of Atlantic halibut eggs at the 1-cell-stage post fertilization. Comparisons were made between eggs judged to ... -
Stathmin expression associates with vascular and immune responses in aggressive breast cancer subgroups
Askeland, Cecilie; Wik, Elisabeth; Finne, Kenneth; Birkeland, Even; Arnes, Jarle; Collett, Karin; Knutsvik, Gøril; Krüger, Kristi; Davidsen, Benedicte; Aas, Turid; Eide, Geir Egil; Stefansson, Ingunn; Foulkes, William; Akslen, Lars A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Studies indicate that stathmin expression associates with PI3K activation in breast cancer, suggesting stathmin as a marker for targetable patient subgroups. Here we assessed stathmin in relation to tumour proliferation, ...