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  • Functional diversity of myoglobin isozymes from Carassius auratus - Biophysical study of myoglobin as a peroxidaseRestricted Access 
    Rese, Morten (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
    Myoglobin (Mb) is a heme protein expressed in oxidative muscle tissue and functions in oxygen storage and transport. Mb can also display complex redox chemistry involved in several important physiological processes including ...
  • Functional evaluation of polo like kinase 1 (PLK1), a potential drug target, in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor cellsRestricted Access 
    Thorsen, Marthe Norreen (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
  • Functional imaging and molecular genetic analysis of peptide induced Ca2+ signaling in Arabidopsis 
    Olsson, Vilde (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)
  • Functional traits of alpine plant communities show long-term resistance to changing herbivore densities 
    Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa Maria; Austrheim, Gunnar; Mysterud, Atle; Gya, Ragnhild; Vandvik, Vigdis; Grytnes, John Arvid; Speed, James David Mervyn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Herbivores shape vegetation by suppressing certain plant species while benefitting others. By thus modifying plant species functional composition, herbivores affect carbon cycling, albedo, vegetation structure and species' ...
  • Functional versatility and diversity in the plant root mycobiome 
    Thoen, Ella (Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2019)
    Fungi are crucial components in all ecosystems, as decomposers and recyclers of organic matter, as pathogens and as beneficial symbionts with plants. Several recent studies indicate that the borders between these ecological ...
  • Fungal communities in Scandinavian lakes along a longitudinal gradient 
    Khomich, Maryia; Davey, Marie Louise; Kauserud, Håvard; Rasconi, Serena; Andersen, Tom (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    This study investigates the diversity and distribution of fungal communities in 77 oligotrophic lakes in southern Norway and Sweden using 454-sequencing with fungal-specific primers targeting ITS2 region of the rRNA gene. ...
  • Fungal community dynamics across a forest–alpine ecotone 
    Tonjer, Lea-Rebekka; Thoen, Ella; Morgado N, Luis; Botnen, Synnøve; Mundra, Sunil; Nybakken, Line; Bryn, Anders; Kauserud, Håvard (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Climate change is causing upward shift of forest lines worldwide, with consequences for soil biota and carbon (C) sequestration. We here analyse compositional changes in the soil biota across the forest line ecotone, an ...
  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 785– 867 
    Crous, P.W.; Brandrud, Tor Erik; Dima, Bálint; Bendiksen, Egil; Ryvarden, Leif (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Angola, Gnomoniopsis angolensis and Pseudopithomyces angolensis on unknown host plants. Australia, Dothiora corymbiae on ...
  • Fungal sporocarps house diverse and host-specific communities of fungicolous fungi 
    Maurice, Sundy Ursula Mary Jane; Arnault, Gontran; Nordén, Jenni; Botnen, Synnøve Smebye; Miettinen, Otto; Kauserud, Håvard (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    porocarps (fruit bodies) are the sexual reproductive stage in the life cycle of many fungi. They are highly nutritious and consequently vulnerable to grazing by birds and small mammals, and invertebrates, and can be infected ...
  • FungalTraits: a user‑friendly traits database of fungi and fungus‑like stramenopiles 
    Põlme, Sergei; Abarenkov, Kessy; Nilsson, R. Henrik; Lindahl, Björn D.; Clemmensen, Karina E.; Kauserud, Håvard; Nguyen, Nhu; Kjøller, Rasmus; Bates, Scott T; Baldrian, Petr; Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg; Adojaan, Kristjan; Vizzini, Alfredo; Suija, Ave; Pfister, Donald H.; Baral, Hans‑Otto; Järv, Helle; Madrid, Hugo; Nordén, Jenni; Liu, Jian‑Kui; Pawlowska, Julia; Põldmaa, Kadri; Pärtel, Kadri; Runnel, Kadri; Hansen, Karen; Larsson, Karl‑Henrik; Hyde, Kevin David; Sandoval‑Denis, Marcelo; Smith, Matthew E.; Toome‑Heller, Merje; Wijayawardene, Nalin N.; Menolli Jr., Nelson; Reynolds, Nicole K.; Drenkhan, Rein; Maharachchikumbu, Sajeewa S. N.; Gibertoni, Tatiana B.; Læssøe, Thomas; Davis, William; Tokarev, Yuri; Corrales, Adriana; Soares, Adriene Mayra; Agan, Ahto; Machado, Alexandre Reis; Argüelles‑Moyao, Andrés; Detheridge, Andrew; de Meiras‑Ottoni, Angelina; Verbeken, Annemieke; Dutta, Arun Kumar; Cui, Bao‑Kai; Pradeep, C. K. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    The cryptic lifestyle of most fungi necessitates molecular identification of the guild in environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of molecular tools have tremendously improved ...
  • Fungi contain multitudes: Tempo and modes of evolution in the purplepore bracket fungus Trichaptum 
    Lü, Dabao Sun (Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
    Evolution has brought to life an immense diversity of forms, lifestyles and species in the fungi. Yet our knowledge about how this diversity has been generated remains sparse. I have taken a closer look at evolution in a ...
  • The Fusarium mycotoxin, 2-Amino-14,16-dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (AOD) induces vacuolization in HepG2 cells 
    Solhaug, Anita; Torgersen, Maria Lyngaas; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Wiik-Nilsen, Jannicke; Thiede, Bernd; Eriksen, Gunnar Sundstøl (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    The mycotoxin 2-Amino-14,16-dimethyloctadecan-3-ol (AOD) has been isolated from cultures of the fungus Fusarium avenaceum, one of the most prevalent Fusarium species. AOD is an analogue of sphinganine and 1-deoxysphinganine, ...
  • Future suitability of habitat in a migratory ungulate under climate change 
    Rivrud, Inger Maren; Meisingset, Erling L.; Loe, Leif Egil; Mysterud, Atle (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    With climate change, the effect of global warming on snow cover is expected to cause range expansion and enhance habitat suitability for species at their northern distribution limits. However, how this depends on landscape ...
  • GAK and PRKCD kinases regulate basal mitophagy. 
    Munson, Michael Joseph; Mathai, Benan John; Ng, Matthew; Trachsel-Moncho, Laura; de la Ballina, Laura R; Simonsen, Anne Gjøen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    The removal of mitochondria in a programmed or stress-induced manner is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis. To date, much research has focused upon stress-induced mitophagy that is largely regulated by the E3 ...
  • Games academics play and their consequences: how authorship, h-index and journal impact factors are shaping the future of academia 
    Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Research is a highly competitive profession where evaluation plays a central role; journals are ranked and individuals are evaluated based on their publication number, the number of times they are cited and their h-index. ...
  • Gastrointestinal helminths may affect host susceptibility to anthrax through seasonal immune trade-offs 
    Cizauskas, Carrie A; Turner, Wendy C; Wagner, Bettina; Küsters, Martina; Vance, Russell E; Getz, Wayne M (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    Background Most vertebrates experience coinfections, and many pathogen-pathogen interactions occur indirectly through the host immune system. These interactions are particularly strong in mixed micro-macroparasite ...
  • Gastrointestinal microbial community changes in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) exposed to crude oil 
    Bagi, Andrea; Riiser, Even S; Molland, Hilde S; Star, Bastiaan; Haverkamp, Thomas H A; Sydnes, Magne O; Pampanin, Daniela M (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background The expansion of offshore oil exploration increases the risk of marine species being exposed to oil pollution in currently pristine areas. The adverse effects of oil exposure through toxic ...
  • GCN2 in cancer: novel functions predicted from analysis of transcriptome data of cervical cancer patients 
    Valencia Pesqueira, Laura Marian (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
    The integrated stress response (ISR) has been associated with malignancy in cancer cells, with evidence for the eIF2α kinases PERK and GCN2 having important roles in tumor survival. For GCN2, this association has been ...
  • Gearing Up for Warmer Times: Transcriptomic Response of Spongia officinalis to Elevated Temperatures Reveals Recruited Mechanisms and Potential for Resilience 
    Koutsouveli, Vasiliki; Manousaki, Tereza; Riesgo, Ana; Lagnel, Jacques; Kollias, Spyridon; Tsigenopoulos, Costas S.; Arvanitidis, Christos; Dounas, Costas; Magoulas, Antonios; Dailianis, Thanos (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    The emblematic sponge Spongia officinalis is currently threatened by recurrent mortality incidents in its native habitats. Elevated temperature has been indicated as a major triggering factor, but the molecular mechanisms ...
  • Gene activation and SUMO-derepression through HIPK1-mediated p300 phosphorylation 
    Rijal, Pradip (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)