• ALYREF, a novel factor involved in breast carcinogenesis, acts through transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms selectively regulating the short NEAT1 isoform 

      Klec, Christiane; Knutsen, Erik; Schwarzenbacher, Daniela; Jonas, Katharina; Pasculli, Barbara; Heitzer, Ellen; Rinner, Beate; Krajina, Katarina; Prinz, Felix; Gottschalk, Benjamin; Ulz, Peter; Deutsch, Alexander; Prokesch, Andreas; Jahn, Stephan W.; Lellahi, Seyed Mohammad; Perander, Maria; Barbano, Raffaela; Graier, Wolfgang F.; Parrella, Paola; Calin, George Adrian; Pichler, Martin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-01)
      The RNA-binding protein ALYREF (THOC4) is involved in transcriptional regulation and nuclear mRNA export, though its role and molecular mode of action in breast carcinogenesis are completely unknown. Here, we identifed high ALYREF expression as a factor for poor survival in breast cancer patients. ALYREF signifcantly infuenced cellular growth, apoptosis and mitochondrial energy metabolism in ...
    • Current Status of Circulating Tumor Cells, Circulating Tumor DNA, and Exosomes in Breast Cancer Liquid Biopsies 

      Tellez Gabriel, Marta; Knutsen, Erik; Perander, Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-11)
      Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Although the five-, ten- and fifteen-year survival rates are good for breast cancer patients diagnosed with early-stage disease, some cancers recur many years after completion of primary therapy. Tumor heterogeneity and clonal evolution may lead to distant metastasis and therapy resistance, which are the main causes of breast cancer-associated ...
    • Direct small RNA signatures in extracellular vesicles from breast cancer cell lines 

      Fiskaa, Tonje; Knutsen, Erik; Nikolaisen, Malene; Jørgensen, Tor Erik; Johansen, Steinar Daae; Perander, Maria; Seternes, Ole Morten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-31)
      Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and different subtypes of breast cancer show distinct cellular morphology, gene expression, metabolism, motility, proliferation, and metastatic potential. Understanding the molecular features responsible for this heterogeneity is important for correct diagnosis and better treatment strategies. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their associated molecules ...
    • Expression and functions of long non-coding RNA NEAT1 and isoforms in breast cancer 

      Knutsen, Erik; Harris, Adrian; Perander, Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-20)
      NEAT1 is a highly abundant nuclear architectural long non-coding RNA. There are two overlapping NEAT1 isoforms, NEAT1_1 and NEAT1_2, of which the latter is an essential scaffold for the assembly of a class of nuclear ribonucleoprotein bodies called paraspeckles. Paraspeckle formation is elevated by a wide variety of cellular stressors and in certain developmental processes, either through transcriptional ...
    • The expression of the long NEAT1_2 isoform is associated with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancers 

      Knutsen, Erik; Lellahi, Seyed Mohammad; Aure, Miriam Ragle; Nord, Silje; Fismen, Silje; Larsen, Kenneth Bowitz; Tellez Gabriel, Marta; Hedberg, Annica; Bjørklund, Sunniva; Bofin, Anna M.; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Sørlie, Therese; Mortensen, Elin Synnøve; Perander, Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-28)
      The long non-coding RNA <i>NEAT1</i> locus is transcribed into two overlapping isoforms, <i>NEAT1_1</i> and <i>NEAT1_2</i>, of which the latter is essential for the assembly of nuclear paraspeckles. <i>NEAT1</i> is abnormally expressed in a wide variety of human cancers. Emerging evidence suggests that the two isoforms have distinct functions in gene expression regulation, and recently it was shown ...
    • ICAM1 expression is induced by proinflammatory cytokines and associated with TLS formation in aggressive breast cancer subtypes 

      Figenschau, Stine; Knutsen, Erik; Urbarova, Ilona; Fenton, Christopher Graham; Elston, Bryan; Perander, Maria; Mortensen, Elin Synnøve; Fenton, Kristin Andreassen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-06)
      Intratumoral formation of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) within the tumor microenvironment is considered to be a consequence of antigen challenge during anti-tumor responses. Intracellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM1) has been implicated in a variety of immune and inflammatory responses, in addition to associate with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). In this study, we detected TLS in the ...
    • Identification of a core EMT signature that separates basal-like breast cancers into partial- and post-EMT subtypes 

      Knutsen, Erik; Sajib, Saikat Das; Fiskaa, Tonje; Lorens, James Bradley; Gudjonsson, Thorarinn; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Johansen, Steinar Daae; Seternes, Ole Morten; Perander, Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-04)
      Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular plasticity program critical for embryonic development and tissue regeneration, and aberrant EMT is associated with disease including cancer. The high degree of plasticity in the mammary epithelium is reflected in extensive heterogeneity among breast cancers. Here, we have analyzed RNA-sequencing data from three different mammary epithelial cell ...
    • The long noncoding RNA NEAT1 and nuclear paraspeckles are up-regulated by the transcription factor HSF1 in the heat shock response 

      Lellahi, Seyed Mohammad; Rosenlund, Ingrid Arctander; Hedberg, Annica; Kiær, Liv Torill; Mikkola, Ingvild; Knutsen, Erik; Perander, Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-10)
      The long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) <i>NEAT1</i> (nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1) is the architectural component of nuclear paraspeckles, and it has recently gained considerable attention as it is abnormally expressed in pathological conditions such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. <i>NEAT1</i> and paraspeckle formation are increased in cells upon exposure to a variety of environmental ...
    • Metabolic re-wiring of isogenic breast epithelial cell lines following epithelial to mesenchymal transition 

      Haldorsson, Skarphedinn; Rohatgi, Neha; Magnusdottir, Manuela; Choudhary, Kumari; Gudjónsson, Thorarinn; Knutsen, Erik; Barkovskaya, Anna; Hilmarsdòttir, Bylgja; Perander, Maria; Mælandsmo, Gunhild; Gudmundsson, Steinn; Rolfsson, Ottar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-18)
      Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has implications in tumor progression and metastasis. Metabolic alterations have been described in cancer development but studies focused on the metabolic re-wiring that takes place during EMT are still limited. We performed metabolomics profiling of a breast epithelial cell line and its EMT derived mesenchymal phenotype to create genome-scale metabolic ...
    • Regulation of atypical MAP kinases ERK3 and ERK4 by the phosphatase DUSP2 

      Perander, Maria; Al-Mahdi, Rania; Jensen, Thomas Clemens; Nunn, Jennifer Ann Lillebo; Kildalsen, Hanne; Johansen, Bjarne Herold; Gabrielsen, Mads; Keyse, Stephen M; Seternes, Ole Morten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-02)
      The atypical MAP kinases ERK3 and ERK4 are activated by phosphorylation of a serine residue lying within the activation loop signature sequence S-E-G. However, the regulation of ERK3 and ERK4 phosphorylation and activity is poorly understood. Here we report that the inducible nuclear dual-specificity MAP kinase phosphatase (MKP) DUSP2, a known regulator of the ERK and p38 MAPKs, is unique amongst ...
    • Serglycin is Involved in TGF-β induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and is highly expressed by immune cells in breast cancer tissue 

      Tellez Gabriel, Marta; Tekpli, Xavier; Reine, Trine M.; Hegge, Beate; Nielsen, Stephanie Rose; Chen, Meng; Moi, Line; Normann, Lisa Svartdal; Rasmussen Busund, Lill-Tove; Calin, George A.; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Perander, Maria; Theocharis, Achilleas D.; Kolset, Svein Olav; Knutsen, Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-14)
      Serglycin is a proteoglycan highly expressed by immune cells, in which its functions are linked to storage, secretion, transport, and protection of chemokines, proteases, histamine, growth factors, and other bioactive molecules. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that serglycin is also expressed by several other cell types, such as endothelial cells, muscle cells, and multiple types of ...