• ADP-ribosyltransferases, an update on function and nomenclature 

      Lüscher, Bernhard; Ahel, I; Altmeyer, Matthias; Ashworth, Alan; Bai, Peter; Chang, Paul; Cohen, Michael S.; Corda, Daniela; Dantzer, F.; Daugherty, MD; Dawson, TM; Dawson, VL; Deindl, S; Fehr, AR; Feijs, KLH; Filippov, DV; Gagné, JP; Grimaldi, Giulia; Guettler, S; Hoch, NC; Hottiger, MO; Korn, P; Kraus, WL; Ladurner, Andreas G.; Lehtiö, Lari; Leung, AKL; Lord, CJ; Mangerich, A; Matic, Ivan; Matthews, Jason; Moldovan, George-Lucian; Moss, Joel; Natoli, Gioacchino; Nielsen, Michael L.; Niepel, Mario; Nolte, Friedrich; Pascal, John; Paschal, Bryce M; Pawłowski, Krzysztof; Poirier, Guy G; Smith, Susan; Timinszky, Gyula; Wang, Zhao-Qi; Yélamos, José; Xiaochun, Yu; Zaja, Roko; Ziegler, Mathias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      ADP-ribosylation, a modification of proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites, confers broad functions, including roles in stress responses elicited, for example, by DNA damage and viral infection and is involved in intra- ...
    • The balance between NAD+ biosynthesis and consumption in ageing 

      Strømland, Øyvind; Diab, Joseph; Ferrario, Eugenio; Sverkeli, Lars Jansen; Ziegler, Mathias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a vital coenzyme in redox reactions. NAD+ is also important in cellular signalling as it is consumed by PARPs, SARM1, sirtuins and CD38. Cellular NAD+ levels regulate several ...
    • Carbohydrate metabolism during vertebrate appendage regeneration: What is its role? How is it regulated? A postulation that regenerating vertebrate appendages facilitate glycolytic and pentose phosphate pathways to fuel macromolecule biosynthesis 

      Love, Nick R.; Ziegler, Mathias; Chen, Yaoyao; Amaya, Enrique (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01)
      We recently examined gene expression during Xenopus tadpole tail appendage regeneration and found that carbohydrate regulatory genes were dramatically altered during the regeneration process. In this essay, we speculate ...
    • Comparing the mitochondrial signatures in ESCs and iPSCs and their neural derivations 

      Kristiansen, Cecilie Katrin; Chen, Anbin; Høyland, Lena Elise; Ziegler, Mathias; Sullivan, Gareth John; Bindoff, Laurence Albert; Liang, Kristina Xiao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have distinct origins: ESCs are derived from pre-implanted embryos while iPSCs are reprogrammed somatic cells. Both have their own characteristics and ...
    • Degradation of Extracellular NAD+ Intermediates in Cultures of Human HEK293 Cells 

      Kulikova, Veronika; Shabalin, Konstantin; Nerinovski, Kirill; Yakimov, Alexander; Svetlova, Maria; Solovjeva, Ljudmila; Kropotov, Andrey; Khodorkovskiy, Mikhail; Migaud, Marie E.; Ziegler, Mathias; Nikiforov, Andrey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-29)
      Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an essential redox carrier, whereas its degradation is a key element of important signaling pathways. Human cells replenish their NAD contents through NAD biosynthesis from ...
    • Disease-specific phenotypes in iPSC-derived neural stem cells with POLG mutations 

      Liang, Xiao; Kristiansen, Cecilie Katrin; Mostafavi, Sepideh; Vatne, Guro H.; Zantingh, Gina; Kianian, Atefeh; Tzoulis, Charalampos; Høyland, Lena Elise; Ziegler, Mathias; Perez, Roberto Megias; Furriol, Jessica; Zhang, Zhuoyuan; Balafkan, Novin; Hong, Yu; Siller, Richard; Sullivan, Gareth; Bindoff, Laurence (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Mutations in POLG disrupt mtDNA replication and cause devastating diseases often with neurological phenotypes. Defining disease mechanisms has been hampered by limited access to human tissues, particularly neurons. Using ...
    • Early Evolutionary Selection of NAD Biosynthesis Pathway in Bacteria 

      Sharma, Suraj; Hsieh, Yin-Chen; Dietze, Jørn; Bockwoldt, Mathias; Strømland, Øyvind; Ziegler, Mathias; Heiland, Ines (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Bacteria use two alternative pathways to synthesize nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) from nicotinamide (Nam). A short, two-step route proceeds through nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) formation, whereas the other ...
    • Enzymatic and Chemical Syntheses of Vacor Analogs of Nicotinamide Riboside, NMN and NAD 

      Sverkeli, Lars Jansen; Hayat, Faisal; Migaud, Marie E.; Ziegler, Mathias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      It has recently been demonstrated that the rat poison vacor interferes with mammalian NAD metabolism, because it acts as a nicotinamide analog and is converted by enzymes of the NAD salvage pathway. Thereby, vacor is ...
    • Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporters Mediate the Import of Nicotinamide Riboside and Nicotinic Acid Riboside into Human Cells 

      Kropotov, Andrey; Kulikova, Veronika; Nerinovski, Kirill; Yakimov, Alexander; Svetlova, Maria; Solovjeva, Ljudmila; Sudnitsyna, Julia; Migaud, Marie E.; Khodorkovskiy, Mikhail; Ziegler, Mathias; Nikiforov, Andrey (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Nicotinamide riboside (NR), a new form of vitamin B3, is an effective precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in human and animal cells. The introduction of NR into the body effectively increases the level ...
    • The human NAD metabolome: Functions, metabolism and compartmentalization 

      Nikiforov, Andrey; Kulikova, Veronika; Ziegler, Mathias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      The metabolism of NAD has emerged as a key regulator of cellular and organismal homeostasis. Being a major component of both bioenergetic and signaling pathways, the molecule is ideally suited to regulate metabolism and ...
    • Instability in NAD+ metabolism leads to impaired cardiac mitochondrial function and communication 

      Lauritzen, Knut H.; Olsen, Maria Belland; Ahmed, Mohammed Shakil; Yang, Kuan; Rinholm, Johanne Egge; Bergersen, Linda H.; Esbensen, Qin Ying; Sverkeli, Lars Jansen; Ziegler, Mathias; Attramadal, Håvard; Halvorsen, Bente; Aukrust, Pål; Yndestad, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzymes initiate (mt)DNA repair mechanisms and use nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) as energy source. Prolonged PARP activity can drain cellular NAD+ reserves, leading to de-regulation ...
    • Kinetic and oligomeric study of Leishmania braziliensis nicotinate/ nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 

      Contreras Rodríguez, Luis Ernesto; Ziegler, Mathias; Ramírez Hernández, María Helena (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an essential coenzyme involved in REDOX reactions and oxidative stress defense systems. Furthermore, NAD is used as substrate by proteins that regulate essential cellular functions ...
    • The NADPARK study: A randomized phase I trial of nicotinamide riboside supplementation in Parkinson’s disease 

      Brakedal, Brage; Dölle, Christian; Riemer, Frank; Ma, Yilong; Nido, Gonzalo Sanchez; Skeie, Geir Olve; Craven, Alexander R.; Schwarzlmüller, Thomas; Brekke, Njål; Diab, Joseph; Sverkeli, Lars Jansen; Skjeie, Vivian; Varhaug, Kristin Nielsen; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Peng, Shichun; Haugarvoll, Kristoffer; Ziegler, Mathias; Grüner, Renate; Eidelberg, David; Tzoulis, Charalampos (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We conducted a double-blinded phase I clinical trial to establish whether nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) replenishment therapy, via oral intake of nicotinamide riboside (NR), is safe, augments cerebral NAD levels, ...
    • An organellar Nα-acetyltransferase, Naa60, acetylates cytosolic n termini of transmembrane proteins and maintains golgi integrity 

      Aksnes, Henriette; Van Damme, Petra; Goris, Marianne; Starheim, Kristian K.; Marie, Michael Bruno Eric; Støve, Svein Isungset; Hoel, Camilla; Kalvik, Thomas Vikestad; Hole, Kristine; Glomnes, Nina; Furnes, Clemens; Ljostveit, Sonja; Ziegler, Mathias; Niere, Marc; Gevaert, Kris; Arnesen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-26)
      N-terminal acetylation is a major and vital protein modification catalyzed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). NatF, or Nα-acetyltransferase 60 (Naa60), was recently identified as a NAT in multicellular eukaryotes. ...
    • POLG genotype influences degree of mitochondrial dysfunction in iPSC derived neural progenitors, but not the parent iPSC or derived glia 

      Hong, Yu; Kristiansen, Cecilie Katrin; Chen, Anbin; Sanchez Nido, Gonzalo; Høyland, Lena Elise; Ziegler, Mathias; Sullivan, Gareth John; Bindoff, Laurence Albert; Liang, Xiao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Diseases caused by POLG mutations are the most common form of mitochondrial diseases and associated with phenotypes of varying severity. Clinical studies have shown that patients with compound heterozygous POLG mutations ...
    • POLG mutations lead to abnormal mitochondrial remodeling during neural differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells via SIRT3/AMPK pathway inhibition 

      Chen, Anbin; Kristiansen, Cecilie Katrin; Høyland, Lena Elise; Ziegler, Mathias; Wang, Jian; Sullivan, Gareth John; Li, Xingang; Bindoff, Laurence Albert; Liang, Xiao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We showed previously that POLG mutations cause major changes in mitochondrial function, including loss of mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) complex I, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion and an abnormal NAD+/NADH ratio ...
    • Purine nucleoside phosphorylase controls nicotinamide riboside metabolism in mammalian cells 

      Kropotov, Andrey; Kulikova, Veronika; Solovjeva, Ljudmila; Yakimov, Alexander; Nerinovski, Kirill; Svetlova, Maria; Sudnitsyna, Julia; Plusnina, Alena; Antipova, Maria; Khodorkovskiy, Mikhail; Migaud, Marie E.; Gambaryan, Stepan; Ziegler, Mathias; Nikiforov, Andrey (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is an effective precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in human and animal cells. NR supplementation can increase the level of NAD in various tissues and thereby improve physiological ...
    • Refinement of a radioreceptor binding assay for nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate 

      Lewis, Alexamder M.; Masgrau, Roser; Vasudevan, Sridhar R.; Yarnasaki, Michiko; O'Neill, John S.; Garnham, Clive; James, Kristin; Macdonald, Andrew; Ziegler, Mathias; Galione, Antony; Churchill, Grant C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-01)
      The measurement of changes in nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) levels in cells has been, and remains, key to the investigation of the functions of NAADP as a Ca2+-releasing second messenger. Here we ...
    • Separating NADH and NADPH fluorescence in live cells and tissues using FLIM 

      Blacker, Thomas S.; Mann, Zoe F.; Gale, Jonathan E.; Ziegler, Mathias; Bain, Angus J.; Szabadkai, Gyorgy; Duchen, Michael R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-29)
      NAD is a key determinant of cellular energy metabolism. In contrast, its phosphorylated form, NADP, plays a central role in biosynthetic pathways and antioxidant defence. The reduced forms of both pyridine nucleotides are ...
    • Sequence divergence and diversity suggests ongoing functional diversification of vertebrate NAD metabolism 

      Gossmann, Toni; Ziegler, Mathias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11)
      NAD is not only an important cofactor in redox reactions but has also received attention in recent yearsbecause of its physiological importance in metabolic regulation, DNA repair and signaling. In contrast tothe redox ...