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Publications (original articles or review articles) published in 2011 from OUS - Department of Microbiology

51 publications found

Belova NV, Dalhus B, Girichev GV, Giricheva NI, Haaland A, Kuzmima NP, Zhukova TA (2011)
The molecular structure of tris-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-heptane-3,5-dione aluminium: gas-phase electron diffraction, quantum chemical calculations and X-ray crystallography
Struct. Chem., 22 (2), 393-399
DOI 10.1007/s11224-010-9729-0

Benam AV, Lång E, Alfsnes K, Fleckenstein B, Rowe AD, Hovland E, Ambur OH, Frye SA, Tønjum T (2011)
Structure-function relationships of the competence lipoprotein ComL and SSB in meningococcal transformation
Microbiology (Reading), 157 (Pt 5), 1329-1342
DOI 10.1099/mic.0.046896-0, PubMed 21330432

Bjerke SE, Vangen S, Holter E, Stray-Pedersen B (2011)
Infectious immune status in an obstetric population of Pakistani immigrants in Norway
Scand J Public Health, 39 (5), 464-70
DOI 10.1177/1403494811399653, PubMed 21339369

Brandsaeter BJ, Pillgram M, Berild D, Kjekshus H, Kran AM, Bergersen BM (2011)
Hospitalised patients with suspected 2009 H1N1 influenza A in a hospital in Norway, July - December 2009
BMC Infect Dis, 11, 75
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-11-75, PubMed 21435254

Dalhus B, Forsbring M, Helle IH, Vik ES, Forstrøm RJ, Backe PH, Alseth I, Bjørås M (2011)
Separation-of-function mutants unravel the dual-reaction mode of human 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase
Structure, 19 (1), 117-27
DOI 10.1016/j.str.2010.09.023, PubMed 21220122

Duri K, Müller F, Gumbo FZ, Kurewa NE, Rusakaniko S, Chirenje MZ, Mapingure MP, Stray-Pedersen B (2011)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) types Western blot (WB) band profiles as potential surrogate markers of HIV disease progression and predictors of vertical transmission in a cohort of infected but antiretroviral therapy naïve pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe
BMC Infect Dis, 11, 7
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-11-7, PubMed 21211021

Echeverría PC, Forafonov F, Pandey DP, Mühlebach G, Picard D (2011)
Detection of changes in gene regulatory patterns, elicited by perturbations of the Hsp90 molecular chaperone complex, by visualizing multiple experiments with an animation
BioData Min, 4 (1), 15
DOI 10.1186/1756-0381-4-15, PubMed 21672238

Gammelsrud KW, Sandven P, Høiby EA, Sandvik L, Brandtzaeg P, Gaustad P (2011)
Colonization by Candida in children with cancer, children with cystic fibrosis, and healthy controls
Clin Microbiol Infect, 17 (12), 1875-81
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03528.x, PubMed 21745258

Haj-Yasein NN, Jensen V, Vindedal GF, Gundersen GA, Klungland A, Ottersen OP, Hvalby O, Nagelhus EA (2011)
Evidence that compromised K+ spatial buffering contributes to the epileptogenic effect of mutations in the human Kir4.1 gene (KCNJ10)
Glia, 59 (11), 1635-42
DOI 10.1002/glia.21205, PubMed 21748805

Haj-Yasein NN, Vindedal GF, Eilert-Olsen M, Gundersen GA, Skare Ø, Laake P, Klungland A, Thorén AE, Burkhardt JM, Ottersen OP, Nagelhus EA (2011)
Glial-conditional deletion of aquaporin-4 (Aqp4) reduces blood-brain water uptake and confers barrier function on perivascular astrocyte endfeet
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 108 (43), 17815-20
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1110655108, PubMed 21990350

Halsne R, Esbensen Y, Wang W, Scheffler K, Suganthan R, Bjørås M, Eide L (2011)
Lack of the DNA glycosylases MYH and OGG1 in the cancer prone double mutant mouse does not increase mitochondrial DNA mutagenesis
DNA Repair (Amst), 11 (3), 278-85
DOI 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.12.001, PubMed 22209780

Hašplová K, Hudecová A, Magdolénová Z, Bjøras M, Gálová E, Miadoková E, Dušinská M (2011)
DNA alkylation lesions and their repair in human cells: modification of the comet assay with 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase (AlkD)
Toxicol Lett, 208 (1), 76-81
DOI 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.10.005, PubMed 22019460

Hereng TH, Elgstøen KB, Cederkvist FH, Eide L, Jahnsen T, Skålhegg BS, Rosendal KR (2011)
Exogenous pyruvate accelerates glycolysis and promotes capacitation in human spermatozoa
Hum Reprod, 26 (12), 3249-63
DOI 10.1093/humrep/der317, PubMed 21946930

Hesstvedt L, Wilhelmsen M, Mengshoel AT, Dyrhol-Riise AM (2011)
Two Norwegian patients with melioidosis presenting with bacteraemia and splenic and prostatic abscesses
J Travel Med, 18 (6), 418-21
DOI 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00550.x, PubMed 22017720

Hjelmevoll SO, Golparian D, Dedi L, Skutlaberg DH, Haarr E, Christensen A, Jørgensen S, Nilsen ØJ, Unemo M, Skogen V (2011)
Phenotypic and genotypic properties of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Norway in 2009: antimicrobial resistance warrants an immediate change in national management guidelines
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 31 (6), 1181-6
DOI 10.1007/s10096-011-1426-4, PubMed 21960034

Holla ØL, Cameron J, Tveten K, Strøm TB, Berge KE, Laerdahl JK, Leren TP (2011)
Role of the C-terminal domain of PCSK9 in degradation of the LDL receptors
J Lipid Res, 52 (10), 1787-94
DOI 10.1194/jlr.M018093, PubMed 21771976

Holla ØL, Laerdahl JK, Strøm TB, Tveten K, Cameron J, Berge KE, Leren TP (2011)
Removal of acidic residues of the prodomain of PCSK9 increases its activity towards the LDL receptor
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 406 (2), 234-8
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.02.023, PubMed 21324305

Kerty E, Heuser K, Indahl UG, Berg PR, Nakken S, Lien S, Omholt SW, Ottersen OP, Nagelhus EA (2011)
Is the brain water channel aquaporin-4 a pathogenetic factor in idiopathic intracranial hypertension? Results from a combined clinical and genetic study in a Norwegian cohort
Acta Ophthalmol, 91 (1), 88-91
DOI 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02231.x, PubMed 21914143

Korvald H, Mølstad Moe AM, Cederkvist FH, Thiede B, Laerdahl JK, Bjørås M, Alseth I (2011)
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Ofd2 is a nuclear 2-oxoglutarate and iron dependent dioxygenase interacting with histones
PLoS One, 6 (9), e25188
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0025188, PubMed 21949882

Kran AM, Sommerfelt MA, Baksaas I, Sørensen B, Kvale D (2011)
Delayed-type hypersensitivity responses to HIV Gag p24 relate to clinical outcome after peptide-based therapeutic immunization for chronic HIV infection
APMIS, 120 (3), 204-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2011.02843.x, PubMed 22339677

Krogvold L, Henrichsen T, Bjerre A, Brackman D, Dollner H, Gudmundsdottir H, Syversen G, Næss PA, Bangstad HJ (2011)
Clinical aspects of a nationwide epidemic of severe haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19, 44
DOI 10.1186/1757-7241-19-44, PubMed 21798000

Kaarbø M, Ager-Wick E, Osenbroch PØ, Kilander A, Skinnes R, Müller F, Eide L (2011)
Human cytomegalovirus infection increases mitochondrial biogenesis
Mitochondrion, 11 (6), 935-45
DOI 10.1016/j.mito.2011.08.008, PubMed 21907833

Lauritzen KH, Cheng C, Wiksen H, Bergersen LH, Klungland A (2011)
Mitochondrial DNA toxicity compromises mitochondrial dynamics and induces hippocampal antioxidant defenses
DNA Repair (Amst), 10 (6), 639-53
DOI 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.04.011, PubMed 21550321

Lauritzen KH, Dalhus B, Storm JF, Bjørås M, Klungland A (2011)
Modeling the impact of mitochondrial DNA damage in forebrain neurons and beyond
Mech Ageing Dev, 132 (8-9), 424-8
DOI 10.1016/j.mad.2011.02.006, PubMed 21354441

Lillenes MS, Espeseth T, Støen M, Lundervold AJ, Frye SA, Rootwelt H, Reinvang I, Tønjum T (2011)
DNA base excision repair gene polymorphisms modulate human cognitive performance and decline during normal life span
Mech Ageing Dev, 132 (8-9), 449-58
DOI 10.1016/j.mad.2011.08.002, PubMed 21884718

Lindqvist M, Isaksson B, Grub C, Jonassen TØ, Hällgren A (2011)
Detection and characterisation of SCCmec remnants in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus causing a clonal outbreak in a Swedish county
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 31 (2), 141-7
DOI 10.1007/s10096-011-1286-y, PubMed 21590357

Lisboa LF, Asberg A, Kumar D, Pang X, Hartmann A, Preiksaitis JK, Pescovitz MD, Rollag H, Jardine AG, Humar A (2011)
The clinical utility of whole blood versus plasma cytomegalovirus viral load assays for monitoring therapeutic response
Transplantation, 91 (2), 231-6
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ff8719, PubMed 21048530

Lisboa LF, Tong Y, Kumar D, Pang XL, Asberg A, Hartmann A, Rollag H, Jardine AG, Pescovitz MD, Humar A (2011)
Analysis and clinical correlation of genetic variation in cytomegalovirus
Transpl Infect Dis, 14 (2), 132-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00685.x, PubMed 22093996

Moen MN, Knævelsrud I, Haugland GT, Grøsvik K, Birkeland NK, Klungland A, Bjelland S (2011)
Uracil-DNA glycosylase of Thermoplasma acidophilum directs long-patch base excision repair, which is promoted by deoxynucleoside triphosphates and ATP/ADP, into short-patch repair
J Bacteriol, 193 (17), 4495-508
DOI 10.1128/JB.00233-11, PubMed 21665970

Myhre HA, Haug Dorenberg D, Kristiansen KI, Rollag H, Leivestad T, Asberg A, Hartmann A (2011)
Incidence and outcomes of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus infections in 1244 kidney transplant recipients
Transplantation, 92 (2), 217-23
DOI 10.1097/TP.0b013e31821fad25, PubMed 21685829

Nilsen L, Forstrøm RJ, Bjørås M, Alseth I (2011)
AP endonuclease independent repair of abasic sites in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Nucleic Acids Res, 40 (5), 2000-9
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkr933, PubMed 22084197

Rasmussen I, Wallace S, Mengshoel AT, Høiby EA, Brandtzæg P (2011)
Diphtheria outbreak in Norway: lessons learned
Scand J Infect Dis, 43 (11-12), 986-9
DOI 10.3109/00365548.2011.600326, PubMed 21867473

Robertson AB, Dahl JA, Vågbø CB, Tripathi P, Krokan HE, Klungland A (2011)
A novel method for the efficient and selective identification of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in genomic DNA
Nucleic Acids Res, 39 (8), e55
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkr051, PubMed 21300643

Robertson J, Robertson AB, Klungland A (2011)
The presence of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine at the gene promoter and not in the gene body negatively regulates gene expression
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 411 (1), 40-3
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.06.077, PubMed 21703242

Rognes T (2011)
Faster Smith-Waterman database searches with inter-sequence SIMD parallelisation
BMC Bioinformatics, 12, 221
DOI 10.1186/1471-2105-12-221, PubMed 21631914

Samuelsen Ø, Toleman MA, Hasseltvedt V, Fuursted K, Leegaard TM, Walsh TR, Sundsfjord A, Giske CG (2011)
Molecular characterization of VIM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from Scandinavia reveals genetic relatedness with international clonal complexes encoding transferable multidrug resistance
Clin Microbiol Infect, 17 (12), 1811-6
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03532.x, PubMed 21595797

Sejersted Y, Hildrestrand GA, Kunke D, Rolseth V, Krokeide SZ, Neurauter CG, Suganthan R, Atneosen-Åsegg M, Fleming AM, Saugstad OD, Burrows CJ, Luna L, Bjørås M (2011)
Endonuclease VIII-like 3 (Neil3) DNA glycosylase promotes neurogenesis induced by hypoxia-ischemia
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 108 (46), 18802-7
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1106880108, PubMed 22065741

Skiada A, Pagano L, Groll A, Zimmerli S, Dupont B, Lagrou K, Lass-Florl C, Bouza E, Klimko N, Gaustad P, Richardson M, Hamal P, Akova M, Meis JF, Rodriguez-Tudela JL, Roilides E, Mitrousia-Ziouva A, Petrikkos G, European Confederation of Medical Mycology Working Group on Zygomycosis (2011)
Zygomycosis in Europe: analysis of 230 cases accrued by the registry of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) Working Group on Zygomycosis between 2005 and 2007
Clin Microbiol Infect, 17 (12), 1859-67
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03456.x, PubMed 21199154

Skram MK, Bjering S, Hermansen NO, Dini L, Hellebostad M (2011)
A 15-month-old girl with fever and pancytopenia
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (24), 2482-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0387, PubMed 22170136

Solberg N, Machon O, Krauss S (2011)
Characterization and functional analysis of the 5'-flanking promoter region of the mouse Tcf3 gene
Mol Cell Biochem, 360 (1-2), 289-99
DOI 10.1007/s11010-011-1068-y, PubMed 21935611

Strand MF, Wilson SR, Dembinski JL, Holsworth DD, Khvat A, Okun I, Petersen D, Krauss S (2011)
A novel synthetic smoothened antagonist transiently inhibits pancreatic adenocarcinoma xenografts in a mouse model
PLoS One, 6 (6), e19904
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0019904, PubMed 21698280

Strømme P, Dobrenis K, Sillitoe RV, Gulinello M, Ali NF, Davidson C, Micsenyi MC, Stephney G, Ellevog L, Klungland A, Walkley SU (2011)
X-linked Angelman-like syndrome caused by Slc9a6 knockout in mice exhibits evidence of endosomal-lysosomal dysfunction
Brain, 134 (Pt 11), 3369-83
DOI 10.1093/brain/awr250, PubMed 21964919

Tveten K, Holla ØL, Cameron J, Strøm TB, Berge KE, Laerdahl JK, Leren TP (2011)
Interaction between the ligand-binding domain of the LDL receptor and the C-terminal domain of PCSK9 is required for PCSK9 to remain bound to the LDL receptor during endosomal acidification
Hum Mol Genet, 21 (6), 1402-9
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddr578, PubMed 22156580

van den Born E, Vågbø CB, Songe-Møller L, Leihne V, Lien GF, Leszczynska G, Malkiewicz A, Krokan HE, Kirpekar F, Klungland A, Falnes PØ (2011)
ALKBH8-mediated formation of a novel diastereomeric pair of wobble nucleosides in mammalian tRNA
Nat Commun, 2, 172
DOI 10.1038/ncomms1173, PubMed 21285950

Vestrheim DF, Gaustad P, Aaberge IS, Caugant DA (2011)
Pherotypes of pneumococcal strains co-existing in healthy children
Infect Genet Evol, 11 (7), 1703-8
DOI 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.07.003, PubMed 21763465

Vaaje-Kolstad G, Bøhle LA, Gåseidnes S, Dalhus B, Bjørås M, Mathiesen G, Eijsink VG (2011)
Characterization of the chitinolytic machinery of Enterococcus faecalis V583 and high-resolution structure of its oxidative CBM33 enzyme
J Mol Biol, 416 (2), 239-54
DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.033, PubMed 22210154

Wang W, Esbensen Y, Kunke D, Suganthan R, Rachek L, Bjørås M, Eide L (2011)
Mitochondrial DNA damage level determines neural stem cell differentiation fate
J Neurosci, 31 (26), 9746-51
DOI 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0852-11.2011, PubMed 21715639

Waaler J, Machon O, von Kries JP, Wilson SR, Lundenes E, Wedlich D, Gradl D, Paulsen JE, Machonova O, Dembinski JL, Dinh H, Krauss S (2011)
Novel synthetic antagonists of canonical Wnt signaling inhibit colorectal cancer cell growth
Cancer Res, 71 (1), 197-205
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-1282, PubMed 21199802

Yang M, Aamodt RM, Dalhus B, Balasingham S, Helle I, Andersen P, Tønjum T, Alseth I, Rognes T, Bjørås M (2011)
The ada operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes two DNA methyltransferases for inducible repair of DNA alkylation damage
DNA Repair (Amst), 10 (6), 595-602
DOI 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.03.007, PubMed 21570366

Zimmermann C, Chymkowitch P, Eldholm V, Putnam CD, Lindvall JM, Omerzu M, Bjørås M, Kolodner RD, Enserink JM (2011)
A chemical-genetic screen to unravel the genetic network of CDC28/CDK1 links ubiquitin and Rad6-Bre1 to cell cycle progression
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 108 (46), 18748-53
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1115885108, PubMed 22042866

Zinöcker S, Wang MY, Gaustad P, Kvalheim G, Rolstad B, Vaage JT (2011)
Mycoplasma contamination revisited: mesenchymal stromal cells harboring Mycoplasma hyorhinis potently inhibit lymphocyte proliferation in vitro
PLoS One, 6 (1), e16005
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0016005, PubMed 21264307