• The expression pattern of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases predicts prognosis and correlates with immune exhaustion in clear cell renal cell carcinoma 

      Nunes-Xavier, Caroline Elisabeth; Emaldi, Maite; Mingo, Janire; Øyjord, Tove Ragnhild; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Fodstad, Øystein; Errarte, Peio; Larrinaga, Gorka; Llarena, Roberto; López, José I.; Pulido, Rafael (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-05)
      Renal cancer cells constitute a paradigm of tumor cells with a glycolytic reprogramming which drives metabolic alterations favouring cell survival and transformation. We studied the expression and activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases (PDK1-4), key enzymes of the energy metabolism, in renal cancer cells. We analysed the expression, subcellular distribution and clinicopathological correlations ...
    • Metabolic reprogramming supports the invasive phenotype in malignant melanoma 

      Bettum, Ingrid Johanne; Gorad, Saurabh Sayajirao; Barkovskaya, Anna; Pettersen, Solveig; Moestue, Siver Andreas; Vasiliauskaite, Kotryna; Tenstad, Ellen; Øyjord, Tove Ragnhild; Risa, Øystein; Nygaard, Vigdis; Mælandsmo, Gunhild; Prasmickaite, Lina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2015)
      Invasiveness is a hallmark of aggressive cancer like malignant melanoma, and factors involved in acquisition or maintenance of an invasive phenotype are attractive targets for therapy. We investigated melanoma phenotype modulation induced by the metastasis-promoting microenvironmental protein S100A4, focusing on the relationship between enhanced cellular motility, dedifferentiation and metabolic ...
    • p38 MAPK activation through B7-H3-mediated DUSP10 repression promotes chemoresistance 

      Flem-Karlsen, Karine; Tekle, Christina; Øyjord, Tove Ragnhild; Flørenes, Vivi Ann; Mælandsmo, Gunhild Mari; Fodstad, Øystein; Nunes-Xavier, Caroline Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-09)
      Immunoregulatory protein B7-H3 is involved in the oncogenic and metastatic potential of cancer cells, as well as in drug resistance. Resistance to conventional chemotherapy is an important aspect of melanoma treatment, and a better understanding of how B7-H3 enhances drug resistance may lead to the development of more effective therapies. We investigated the <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> ...