• XAB2 promotes Ku eviction from single-ended DNA double-strand breaks independently of the ATM kinase 

  Sharma, Abhishek; Erasimus, Hélène; Pinto, Lia; Caron, Marie-Christine; Gopaul, Diyavarshini; Peterlini, Thibault; Neumann, Katrin; Nazarov, Petr V.; Fritah, Sabrina; Klink, Barbara; Herold-Mende, Christel C.; Niclou, Simone Pierrette; Pasero, Philippe; Calsou, Patrick; Masson, Jean-Yves; Britton, Sébastien; Van Dyck, Eric (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Replication-associated single-ended DNA double-strand breaks (seDSBs) are repaired predominantly through RAD51-mediated homologous recombination (HR). Removal of the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) factor Ku from resected ...

• Inhibition of the Human Hsc70 System by Small Ligands as a Potential Anticancer Approach 

  Dublang, Leire; Underhaug, Jarl; Flydal, Marte Innselset; Velasco-Carneros, Lorea; Maréchal, Jean-Didier; Moro, Fernando; Boyano, Maria Dolores; Martinez, Aurora; Muga, Arturo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Heat shock protein (Hsp) synthesis is upregulated in a wide range of cancers to provide the appropriate environment for tumor progression. The Hsp110 and Hsp70 families have been associated to cancer cell survival and ...

• Abnormal neonatal sodium handling in skin precedes hypertension in the SAME rat 

  Mullins, Linda; Ivy, Jessica; Ward, Mairi; Tenstad, Olav; Wiig, Helge; Kitada, Kento; Manning, Jon; Rakova, Natalia; Müller, Dominik; Mullins, John (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  We discovered high Na+ and water content in the skin of newborn Sprague–Dawley rats, which reduced ~ 2.5-fold by 7 days of age, indicating rapid changes in extracellular volume (ECV). Equivalent changes in ECV post birth ...

• Glioblastomas with primitive neuronal component harbor a distinct methylation and copy‑number profle with inactivation of TP53, PTEN, and RB1 

  Suwala, Abigail K.; Stichel, Damian; Schrimpf, Daniel; Maas, Sybren L. N.; Sill, Martin; Dohmen, Hildegard; Banan, Rouzbeh; Reinhardt, Annekathrin; Sievers, Philipp; Hinz, Felix; Blattner-Johnson, Mirjam; Hartmann, Christian; Schweizer, Leonille; Boldt, Henning B.; Kristensen, Bjarne Winther; Schittenhelm, Jens; Wood, Matthew D.; Chotar, Guillaume; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Das, Anirban; Tabori, Uri; Hasselblatt, Martin; Korshunov, Andrey; Abdullaev, Zied; Quezado, Martha; Aldape, Kenneth; Harter, Patrick N.; Snuderl, Matija; Hench, Jürgen; Frank, Stephan; Acker, Till; Brandner, Sebastian; Winkler, Frank; Wesseling, Pieter; Pfister, Stefan M.; Reuss, David E.; Wick, Wolfgang; von Deimling, Andreas; Jones, David T. W.; Sahm, Felix (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Glioblastoma IDH-wildtype presents with a wide histological spectrum. Some features are so distinctive that they are considered as separate histological variants or patterns for the purpose of classification. However, these ...

• Temporal variations in the nutrient content of Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), 2005–2020 

  Reksten, Amalie Moxness; Ho, Quang Tri; Nøstbakken, Ole Jakob; Markhus, Maria Wik; Kjellevold, Marian; Bøkevoll, Annbjørg; Hannisdal, Rita; Frøyland, Livar; Madsen, Lise; Dahl, Lisbeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The changes in the feed of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) towards a more plant-based diet affect the nutritional value of the fillets. By compiling the contents of a range of nutrients in 1108 samples of Norwegian ...

• 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 ...

• Proteoglycans contribute to the functional integrity of the glomerular endothelial cell surface layer and are regulated in diabetic kidney disease 

  Khramova, Alina; Boi, Roberto; Fridén, Vincent; Granqvist, Anna Björnson; Nilsson, Ulf; Tenstad, Olav; Oveland, Eystein; Haraldsson, Börje; Ebefors, Kerstin; Nyström, Jenny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  All capillary endothelia, including those of the glomeruli, have a luminal cell surface layer (ESL) consisting of glycoproteins, glycolipids, proteoglycans (PGs) and glycosaminoglycans. Previous results have demonstrated ...

• Human myelin protein P2: from crystallography to time-lapse membrane imaging and neuropathy-associated variants 

  Uusitalo, Maiju; Klenow, Martin Berg; Laulumaa, Saara; Blakeley, Matthew P.; Simonsen, Adam Cohen; Ruskamo, Salla; Kursula, Petri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Peripheral myelin protein 2 (P2) is a fatty acid-binding protein expressed in vertebrate peripheral nervous system myelin, as well as in human astrocytes. Suggested functions of P2 include membrane stacking and lipid ...

• Elevated body weight modulates subcortical volume change and associated clinical response following electroconvulsive therapy 

  Opel, Nils; Narr, Katherine L; Abbott, Christopher; Argyelan, Miklos; Espinoza, Randall; Emsell, Louise; Bouckaert, Filip; Sienaert, Pascal; Vandenbulcke, Mathieu; Nordanskog, Pia; Repple, Jonathan; Kavakbasi, Erhan; Jorgensen, Martin B.; Paulson, Olaf B.; Hanson, Lars G.; Dols, Annemieke; van Exel, Eric; Oudega, Mardien L.; Takamiya, Akihiro; Kishimoto, Taishiro; Ousdal, Olga Therese; Haavik, Jan; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Kessler, Ute; Bartsch, Hauke; Dale, Anders M.; Baune, Bernhard T; Dannlowski, Udo; Oltedal, Leif; Redlich, Ronny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Obesity is a frequent somatic comorbidity of major depression, and it has been associated with worse clinical outcomes and brain structural abnormalities. Converging evidence suggests that electroconvulsive ...

• Challenges and Prospects for Designer T and NK Cells in Glioblastoma Immunotherapy 

  Arnesen, Victoria Smith; Gras Navarro, Andrea; Enger, Martha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent, aggressive primary brain tumour with a dismal prognosis. Treatment at diagnosis has limited efficacy and there is no standardised treatment at recurrence. New, personalised treatment ...

• The Parkinson's-disease-associated mutation LRRK2-G2019S alters dopaminergic differentiation dynamics via NR2F1 

  Walter, Jonas; Bolognin, Silvia; Poovathingal, Suresh K.; Magni, Stefano; Gérard, Deborah; Antony, Paul M. A.; Nickels, Sarah L.; Salamanca, Luis; Berger, Emanuel; Smits, Lisa M.; Grzyb, Kamil; Perfeito, Rita; Hoel, Fredrik; Qing, Xiaobing; Ohnmacht, Jochen; Bertacchi, Michele; Jarazo, Javier; Ignac, Tomasz; Monzel, Anna S.; Gonzalez-Cano, Laura; Krüger, Rejko; Sauter, Thomas; Studer, Michèle; Pereira de Almeida, Luis; Tronstad, Karl Johan; Sinkkonen, Lasse; Skupin, Alexander; Schwamborn, Jens C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Increasing evidence suggests that neurodevelopmental alterations might contribute to increase the susceptibility to develop neurodegenerative diseases. We investigate the occurrence of developmental abnormalities in ...

• Phosphatidylserine receptors enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection 

  Bohan, Dana; Van Ert, Hanora; Ruggio, Natalie; Rogers, Kai J; Badreddine, Mohammad; Aguilar Briseno, José A; Elliff, Jonah; Rojas Chavez, Roberth Anthony; Gao, Boning; Stokowy, Tomasz; Christakou, Eleni; Kursula, Petri; Micklem, David Robert; Gausdal, Gro; Haim, Hillel; Minna, John; Lorens, James Bradley; Maury, Wendy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Phosphatidylserine (PS) receptors enhance infection of many enveloped viruses through virion-associated PS binding that is termed apoptotic mimicry. Here we show that this broadly shared uptake mechanism is utilized by ...

• Oncolytic H-1 parvovirus binds to sialic acid on laminins for cell attachment and entry 

  Kulkarni, Amit; Ferreira, Tiago; Bretscher, Clemens; Grewenig, Annabel; El-Andaloussi, Nazim; Bonifati, Serena; Marttila, Tiina; Palissot, Valèrie; Hossain, Jubayer A.; Azuaje, Francisco; Miletic, Hrvoje; Ystaas, Lars Andreas Rømo; Golebiewska, Anna; Niclou, Simone Pierrette; Roeth, Ralf; Niesler, Beate; Weiss, Amélie; Brino, Laurent; Marchini, Antonio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  H-1 parvovirus (H-1PV) is a promising anticancer therapy. However, in-depth understanding of its life cycle, including the host cell factors needed for infectivity and oncolysis, is lacking. This understanding may guide ...

• Welcome to the Family: Identification of the NAD+ Transporter of Animal Mitochondria as Member of the Solute Carrier Family SLC25 

  Monnè, Magnus; Nikiforov, Andrey; Heiland, Ines; Agrimi, Gennaro; Ziegler, Mathias; Palmieri, Ferdinando (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Subcellular compartmentation is a fundamental property of eukaryotic cells. Communication and metabolic and regulatory interconnectivity between organelles require that solutes can be transported across their surrounding ...

• Familial co-aggregation of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and autoimmune diseases: a cohort study based on Swedish population-wide registers 

  Hegvik, Tor-Arne; Chen, Qi; Kuja-Halkola, Ralf; Klungsøyr, Kari; Butwicka, Agnieszka; Lichtenstein, Paul; Almqvist, Catarina; Faraone, Stephen V.; Haavik, Jan; Larsson, Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been associated with several autoimmune diseases (AD), both within individuals and across relatives, implying common underlying genetic or environmental factors ...

• Metastatic tumor of the interventricular septum mimicking myocardial calcification: The role of multimodality imaging 

  Riveland, Egil; Larsen, Terje Hjalmar; Edvardsen, Thor; Saeed, Sahrai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Recently, there has been focus on how a round-shaped metastatic or dystrophic myocardial calcification, a rare type of myocardial pathology with different imaging appearances, can mimic a tumor in the basal interventricular ...

• ADHD symptoms in neurometabolic diseases: Underlying mechanisms and clinical implications 

  Homaei, Selina Cannon; Barone, Helene; Kleppe, Rune; Betari, Nibal; Reif, Andreas; Haavik, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Neurometabolic diseases (NMDs) are typically caused by genetic abnormalities affecting enzyme functions, which in turn interfere with normal development and activity of the nervous system. Although the individual disorders ...

• Personalized Medicine to Improve Treatment of Dopa-Responsive Dystonia—A Focus on Tyrosine Hydroxylase Deficiency 

  Nygaard, Gyrid; Szigetvari, Peter D.; Grindheim, Ann Kari; Ruoff, Peter; Martinez, Aurora; Haavik, Jan; Kleppe, Rune; Flydal, Marte I. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) is a rare movement disorder associated with defective dopamine synthesis. This impairment may be due to the fact of a deficiency in GTP cyclohydrolase I (GTPCHI, GCH1 gene), sepiapterin ...

• Hydroxylation of the Acetyltransferase NAA10 Trp38 Is Not an Enzyme-Switch in Human Cells 

  Ree, Rasmus Moen; Krogstad, Karoline; Jakobsson, Magnus E.; Arnesen, Thomas; McTiernan, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  NAA10 is a major N-terminal acetyltransferase (NAT) that catalyzes the cotranslational N-terminal (Nt-) acetylation of 40% of the human proteome. Several reports of lysine acetyltransferase (KAT) activity by NAA10 exist, ...

• Cabozantinib is effective in melanoma brain metastasis cell lines and affects key signaling pathways 

  Mannsåker, Trond Are; Hoang, Tuyen; Aasen, Synnøve Nymark; Bjørnstad, Ole Vidhammer; Parajuli, Himalaya; Sundstrøm, Terje; Thorsen, Frits (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-14)

  Melanomas have a high potential to metastasize to the brain. Recent advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapies have changed the therapeutical landscape of extracranial melanomas. However, few patients with melanoma ...

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