Department of Biomedicine: Recent submissions
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Targeting APLN/APLNR improves antiangiogenic efficiency and blunts proinvasive side effects of VEGFA/VEGFR2 blockade in glioblastoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Antiangiogenic therapy of glioblastoma (GBM) with bevacizumab, a VEGFA-blocking antibody, may accelerate tumor cell invasion and induce alternative angiogenic pathways. Here we investigate the roles of the proangiogenic ... -
Time course of decompensation after angiotensin II and high-salt diet in Balb/CJ mice suggests pulmonary hypertension-induced cardiorenal syndrome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-01)The genetic background of a mouse strain determines its susceptibility to disease. C57BL/6J and Balb/CJ are two widely used inbred mouse strains that we found react dramatically differently to angiotensin II and high-salt ... -
A Pharmacological Chaperone Therapy for Acute Intermittent Porphyria
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-03)Mutations in hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) cause acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), an autosomal dominant disease where typically only one HMBS allele is mutated. In AIP, the accumulation of porphyrin precursors ... -
A New Look at the Functional Organization of the Golgi Ribbon
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-21)A characteristic feature of vertebrate cells is a Golgi ribbon consisting of multiple cisternal stacks connected into a single-copy organelle next to the centrosome. Despite numerous studies, the mechanisms that link the ... -
Therapeutic implications of altered cholesterol homeostasis mediated by loss of CYP46A1 in human glioblastoma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-28)Dysregulated cholesterol metabolism is a hallmark of many cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM), but its role in disease progression is not well understood. Here, we identified cholesterol 24‐hydroxylase (CYP46A1), a ... -
Therapeutic Effect of Cabazitaxel and Blood-Brain Barrier opening in a Patient-Derived Glioblastoma Model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-07)Treatment of glioblastoma and other diseases in the brain is especially challenging due to the blood-brain barrier, which effectively protects the brain parenchyma. In this study we show for the first time that cabazitaxel, ... -
A novel NAA10 p.(R83H) variant with impaired acetyltransferase activity identified in two boys with ID and microcephaly
(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, ... -
Toward understanding scarless skin wound healing and pathological scarring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The efficient healing of skin wounds is crucial for securing the vital barrier function of the skin, but pathological wound healing and scar formation are major medical problems causing both physiological and psychological ... -
Two tales of Annexin A2 knock-down: One of compensatory effects by antisense RNA and another of a highly active hairpin ribozyme
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-31)Besides altering its own expression during cell transformation, Annexin A2 is upregulated during the progression of many cancer types and also plays key roles during viral infection and multiplication. Consequently, there ... -
Tyrosinemia Type 1 and symptoms of ADHD: Biochemical mechanisms and implications for treatment and prognosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Hereditary tyrosinemia Type 1 (HT‐1) is a rare metabolic disease where the enzyme catalyzing the final step of tyrosine breakdown is defect, leading to accumulation of toxic metabolites. Nitisinone inhibits the degradation ... -
A cross-species whole genome siRNA screen in suspension-cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells identifies novel engineering targets
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-18)High-throughput siRNA screens were only recently applied to cell factories to identify novel engineering targets which are able to boost cells towards desired phenotypes. While siRNA libraries exist for model organisms ... -
The mzIdentML data standard version 1.2, supporting advances in proteome informatics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-01)The first stable version of the Proteomics Standards Initiative mzIdentML open data standard (version 1.1) was published in 2012—capturing the outputs of peptide and protein identification software. In the intervening ... -
Transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms underlying astrocyte identity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)Astrocytes play a significant role in coordinating neural development and provide critical support for the function of the CNS. They possess important adaptation capacities that range from their transition towards reactive ... -
α11β1 integrin is induced in a subset of cancer- associated fibroblasts in desmoplastic tumor stroma and mediates in vitro cell migration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-01)Integrin α11β1 is a collagen receptor that has been reported to be overexpressed in the stroma of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In the current study, we further ... -
Co-translational, post-translational, and non-catalytic roles of N-terminal acetyltransferases
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Recent studies of N-terminal acetylation have identified new N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs) and expanded the known functions of these enzymes beyond their roles as ribosome-associated co-translational modifiers. For ... -
Atomic view into plasmodium actin polymerization, ATP hydrolysis, and fragmentation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Plasmodium actins form very short filaments and have a noncanonical link between ATP hydrolysis and polymerization. Long filaments are detrimental to the parasites, but the structural factors constraining Plasmodium ... -
Bi-specific tenascin-C and fibronectin targeted peptide for solid tumor delivery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Oncofetal fibronectin (FN-EDB) and tenascin-C C domain (TNC-C) are nearly absent in extracellular matrix of normal adult tissues but upregulated in malignant tissues. Both FN-EDB and TNC-C are developed as targets of ... -
Study of the role of skin lymphatics in electrolyte and blood pressure regulation
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-02-21)Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide and represent a dramatic socio-economic challenge. Hypertension accounts for 18% of cardiovascular disease deaths in the Western countries, and is a major risk ... -
Novel Insights into Integrin α11 Expression and Function
(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 ... -
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; sex differences in psychiatric comorbidity and transgenerational recurrence risks : A population-based study using Norwegian registry data
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-02-07)Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heterogeneous, multifactorial and life-spanning neurodevelopmental disorder for which the underlying mechanisms and causes are not fully understood. Psychiatric ...