• Automated Quantification and Integrative Analysis of 2D and 3D Mitochondrial Shape and Network Properties 

      Nikolaisen, Julie; Nilsson, Linn Iren Hodneland; Pettersen, Ina Katrine Nitschke; Willems, Peter H. G. M.; Lorens, James B.; Koopman, Werner J. H.; Tronstad, Karl Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-02)
      Mitochondrial morphology and function are coupled in healthy cells, during pathological conditions and (adaptation to) endogenous and exogenous stress. In this sense mitochondrial shape can range from small globular ...
    • Cellular heterogeneity contributes to subtype-specific expression of ZEB1 in human glioblastoma 

      Euskirchen, Philipp; Radke, Josefine; Schmidt, Marc Sören; Heuling, Eva Schulze; Kadikowski, Eric; Maricos, Meron; Knab, Felix; Grittner, Ulrike; Zerbe, Norman; Czabanka, Marcus; Dieterich, Christoph; Miletic, Hrvoje; Mørk, Sverre; Koch, Arend; Endres, Matthias; Harms, Christoph (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-25)
      The transcription factor ZEB1 has gained attention in tumor biology of epithelial cancers because of its function in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, DNA repair, stem cell biology and tumor-induced immunosuppression, but ...
    • Computational characterization of modes of transcriptional regulation of nuclear receptor genes 

      Sharma, Yogita; Chilamakuri, Chandra Sekhar Reddy; Bakke, Marit; Lenhard, Boris (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-13)
      Background: Nuclear receptors are a large structural class of transcription factors that act with their co-regulators and repressors to maintain a variety of biological and physiological processes such as metabolism, ...
    • Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI detects early response to adoptive NK cellular immunotherapy targeting the NG2 proteoglycan in a rat model of glioblastoma 

      Brekke, Cecilie; Wang, Jian; Thuen, Marte; Gras Navarro, Andrea; Huuse-Røneid, Else Marie; Thorsen, Frits Alan; Poli, Aurélie; Zimmer, Jacques; Haraldseth, Olav; Lie, Stein Atle; Enger, Per Øyvind; Chekenya, Martha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-30)
      There are currently no established radiological parameters that predict response to immunotherapy. We hypothesised that multiparametric, longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of physiological parameters and ...
    • Effects of blood contamination and the rostro-caudal gradient on the human cerebrospinal fluid proteome 

      Aasebø, Elise; Opsahl, Jill Anette; Bjørlykke, Yngvild; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Kroksveen, Ann Cathrine; Berven, Frode S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-05)
      Over the last years there has been an increased focus on the importance of knowing the effect of pre-analytical influence on the proteomes under study, particularly in the field of biomarker discovery. We present three ...
    • Exploring the human plasma proteome for humoral mediators of remote ischemic preconditioning - A word of caution 

      Helgeland, Erik; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Vaudel, Marc; Svendsen, Øyvind Sverre; Garberg, Hilde Kristin; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Berven, Frode S.; Jonassen, Anne Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-15)
      Despite major advances in early revascularization techniques, cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death worldwide, and myocardial infarctions contribute heavily to this. Over the past decades, it has ...
    • Fast hyperbaric decompression after heliox saturation altered the brain proteome in rats 

      Bjørkum, Alvhild Alette; Oveland, Eystein; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug; Havnes, Marianne Bjordal; Berven, Frode; Grønning, Marit; Hope, Arvid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-04)
      Better understanding of the physiological mechanisms and neurological symptoms involved in the development of decompression sickness could contribute to improvements of diving procedures. The main objective of the present ...
    • Fibroblast α11β1 Integrin Regulates Tensional Homeostasis in Fibroblast/A549 Carcinoma Heterospheroids 

      Lu, Ning; Karlsen, Tine Veronica; Reed, Rolf K.; Kusche-Gullberg, Marion; Gullberg, Donald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-30)
      We have previously shown that fibroblast expression of α11β1 integrin stimulates A549 carcinoma cell growth in a xenograft tumor model. To understand the molecular mechanisms whereby a collagen receptor on fibroblast can ...
    • Genome-wide analysis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Norway 

      Zayats, Tetyana; Athanasiu, Lavinia; Sønderby, Ida Elken; Djurovic, Srdjan; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; Tamnes, Christian Krog; Fladby, Tormod; Aase, Heidi; Zeiner, Pål; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Knappskog, Per; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Johansson, Stefan; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-13)
      Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable neuropsychiatric condition, but it has been difficult to identify genes underlying this disorder. This study aimed to explore genetics of ...
    • Identification of a potential allosteric site of Golgi α-mannosidase II using computer-aided drug design 

      Irsheid, Lina; Wehler, Thomas; Borek, Christoph; Kiefer, Werner; Brenk, Ruth; Ortiz-Soto, Maria Elena; Seibel, Jurgen; Schirmeister, Tanja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-08)
      Golgi α-mannosidase II (GMII) is a glycoside hydrolase playing a crucial role in the N-glycosylation pathway. In various tumour cell lines, the distribution of N-linked sugars on the cell surface is modified and correlates ...
    • In silico identification and experimental validation of hits active against KPC-2 β-lactamase 

      Klein, Raphael; Linciano, Pasquale; Celenza, Guiseppe; Bellio, Pierangelo; Papaioannou, Sofia; Blazques, Jesus; Cendron, Laura; Brenk, Ruth; Tondi, Donatella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-29)
      Bacterial resistance has become a worldwide concern, particularly after the emergence of resistant strains overproducing carbapenemases. Among these, the KPC-2 carbapenemase represents a significant clinical challenge, ...
    • Introduction of aromatic ring-containing substituents in cyclic nucleotides is associated with inhibition of toxin uptake by the hepatocyte transporters OATP 1B1 and 1B3 

      Herfindal, Lars; Krakstad, Camilla; Myhren, Lene Elisabeth; Hagland, Hanne; Kopperud, Reidun Kristin; Teigen, Knut; Schwede, Frank; Kleppe, Rune; Døskeland, Stein Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-16)
      Analogs of the cyclic nucleotides cAMP and cGMP have been extensively used to mimic or modulate cellular events mediated by protein kinase A (PKA), Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac), or protein kinase G ...
    • The laminin response in inflammatory bowel disease: Protection or malignancy? 

      Spenle, Caroline; Lefebvre, Olivier; Lacroute, Joel; Mechine-Neuville, Agnes; Barreau, Frederick; Blottiere, Herve M; Duclos, Bernard; Arnold, Christiane; Hussenet, Thomas; Hemmerle, Joseph; Gullberg, Donald; Kedinger, Michele; Sorokin, Lydia; Orend, Gertraud; Simon-Assmann, Patricia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-27)
      Laminins (LM), basement membrane molecules and mediators of epithelial-stromal communication, are crucial in tissue homeostasis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are multifactorial pathologies where the microenvironment ...
    • MicroRNA Regulation of the Synaptic Plasticity-Related Gene Arc 

      Wibrand, Karin; Pai, Balagopal; Siripornmongcolchai, Taweeporn; Bittins, Margarethe; Berentsen, Birgitte; Ofte, May Lillian; Weigel, Arwed; Skaftnesmo, Kai Ove; Bramham, Clive R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-26)
      Expression of activity-regulated cytoskeleton associated protein (Arc) is crucial for diverse types of experience-dependent synaptic plasticity and long-term memory in mammals. However, the mechanisms governing Arc-specific ...
    • Neuropathy-related mutations alter the membrane binding properties of the human myelin protein P0 cytoplasmic tail 

      Raasakka, Arne; Ruskamo, Salla; Barker, Robert; Krokengen, Oda Caspara; Vatne, Guro Helén; Kristiansen, Cecilie Katrin; Hallin, Erik Ingmar; Skoda, Maximilian W. A.; Bergmann, Ulrich; Wacklin-Knecht, Hanna; Jones, Nykola C; Hoffmann, Søren V; Kursula, Petri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-07)
      Schwann cells myelinate selected axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and contribute to fast saltatory conduction via the formation of compact myelin, in which water is excluded from between tightly adhered lipid ...
    • A New Method for Isolation of Interstitial Fluid from Human Solid Tumors Applied to Proteomic Analysis of Ovarian Carcinoma Tissue 

      Haslene-Hox, Hanne; Oveland, Eystein; Berg, Kaja Christine Graue; Kolmannskog, Odd; Woie, Kathrine; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte; Tenstad, Olav; Wiig, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-26)
      Major efforts have been invested in the identification of cancer biomarkers in plasma, but the extraordinary dynamic range in protein composition, and the dilution of disease specific proteins make discovery in plasma ...
    • Oxygen-dependent regulation of tumor growth and metastasis in human breast cancer xenografts 

      Sletta, Kristine Yttersian; Tveitarås, Maria Kathrine; Lu, Ning; Svendsen, Agnete; Reed, Rolf K.; Garmann-Johnsen, Annette; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-23)
      Background: Tumor hypoxia is relevant for tumor growth, metabolism, resistance to chemotherapy and metastasis. We have previously shown that hyperoxia, using hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), attenuates tumor growth and ...
    • Protein expression profiling of plasma and lungs at different stages of metastatic development in a human triple negative breast cancer xenograft model. 

      TVEITARÅS, MK; Selheim, Frode; Sortland, Kristina; Salvesen, Gerd Signe; Reed, Rolf K.; Stuhr, Linda Elin Birkhaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-01)
      The main objective of this study was to identify single proteins or protein networks that might be used as diagnostic biomarkers or for therapeutic purposes by evaluating the protein expression profiling of plasma and lungs ...
    • Release of tensile strain on engineered human tendon tissue disturbs cell adhesions, changes matrix architecture, and induces an inflammatory phenotype 

      Bayer, Monika Lucia; Schjerling, Peter; Herchenhan, Andreas; Zeltz, Cedric; Heinemeier, Katja Maria; Christensen, Lise; Krogsgaard, Michael; Gullberg, Donald; Kjær, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-21)
      Mechanical loading of tendon cells results in an upregulation of mechanotransduction signaling pathways, cell-matrix adhesion and collagen synthesis, but whether unloading removes these responses is unclear. We investigated ...
    • Structural aspects of nucleotide ligand binding by a bacterial 2H phosphoesterase 

      Myllykoski, Matti; Kursula, Petri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-31)
      The 2H phosphoesterase family contains enzymes with two His-X-Ser/Thr motifs in the active site. 2H enzymes are found in all kingdoms of life, sharing little sequence identity despite the conserved overall fold and active ...