Featured Publications
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2022
Adam Truskewycz 1 2, Hong Yin 1, Nils Halberg 2, Daniel T H Lai 3, Andrew S Ball 4, Vi Khanh Truong 5, Agata Marta Rybicka 6, Ivan Cole 1. Carbon Dot Therapeutic Platforms: Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity, and Therapeutic Potential. Small 2022
Xiao-Zheng Liu, Anastasiia Rulina, Man Hung Choi, Line Pedersen, Johanna Lepland, Noelly Madeleine, Stacey D’mello Peters, Cara Ellen Wogsland, Sturla Magnus Grøndal, James B Lorens, Hani Goodarzi, Anders Molven, Per E Lønning, Stian Knappskog, Nils Halberg. C/EBPB-dependent Adaptation to Palmitic Acid Promotes Stemness in Hormone Receptor Negative Breast Cancer. Nature Communication
2021
Liu X, Pedersen L, Halberg N. Cellular Mechanisms Linking Cancers to Obesity. Cell Stress, In Press. (https://www.cell-stress.com/advance-publication/).
Wogsland CE, Lien HE, Pedersen L, Hanjra P, Grondal SM, Brekken RA, Lorens JB, Halberg N. High dimensional immunotyping of the obese tumour microenvironment reveals model specific adaptation. Disease Models and Mechanisms 14(4), (2021).
2020
Pedersen L, Panahandeh P, Siraji MI, Knappskog S, Lønning PE, Gordillo R, Scherer PE, Molven A, Teigen K, Halberg N. Golgi-localized PAQR4 mediates Anti-apoptotic Ceramidase Activity in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 80(11):2163-2174, 2020
Engelsen AST, Wnuk-Lipinska K, Bougnaud S, Vatter FAP, Tiron C, Villadsen R, Miyano, Lotsberg ML, Madeleine N, Panahandeh P, Dhakal S, Tan TZ, Peters SD, Grøndal S, Aziz SM, Nord S, Herfindal L, Stampfer M, Sørlie T, Brekken RA, Straume O, Halberg N, Gausdal G, Thiery JP, Akslen LA, Petersen OW, LaBarge MA, Lorens JB. AXL is a driver of stemness in normal mammary gland and breast cancer. iScience 23(11): 101649 (2020).
2019
Bu D, Crewe C, Kusminski CM, Gordillo R, Ghaben AL, Kim M, Park J, Deng H, Xiong W, Liu XZ, Lønning PE, Halberg N, Rios A, Chang Y, Gonzalez A, Zhang N, An Z, Scherer PE. Human endotrophin as a driver of malignant tumor growth. JCI Insights 4(9), 2019.
Pettersen IKN, Tusubira D, Ashrafi H, Dyrstad SE, Hansen L, Liu XZ, Nilsson LIH, Løvsletten NG, Berge K, Wergedahl H, Bjørndal B, Fluge Ø, Bruland O, Rustan AC, Halberg N, Røsland GV, Berge RK, Tronstad KJ. Upregulated PDK4 expression is a sensitive marker of increased fatty acid oxidation. Mitochondrion (25), 2019.
Jun JC, Devera R, Unnikrishnan D, Shin MK, Bevans-Fonti S, Yao Q, Rathore A, Younas H, Halberg N, Scherer PE, Polotsky VY. Adipose HIF-1α causes obesity by suppressing brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. J Mol Med (48): 1-11 (2016).
Halberg N*, Sengelaub CA*, Navrazhina K, Molina H, Tavazoie SF$. PITPNC1 associates Rab1b to the Golgi to drive metastatic cell secretion. Cancer Cell 29(3): 339-53 (2016).
Sengelaub CA, Navrazhina K, Ross JB, Halberg N, Tavazoie. PTPRN2 and PLCβ1 promote metastatic breast cancer cell migration through PI(4,5)P2‐dependent actin remodeling. EMBO Journal 35(1): 62-76 (2016).
Furlow PW, Zhang S, Soong TD, Halberg N, Goodarzi H, Mangrum C, Y Wu G, Elemento O, Tavazoie SF. Mechanosensitive pannexin-1 channels mediate microvascular metastatic cell survival. Nature Cell Bio 7(1): 943-952 (2015).
Alarcón CR, Lee H, Goodarzi H, Halberg N and Tavazoie SF. N6-methyl-adenosine (m6A) marks primary miRNAs for processing. Nature 519(7544), 482-485, 2015.
Rutkowski JM, Halberg N, Wang QA, Holland WLXia JY, and Scherer PE. Differential transendothelial transport of adiponectin complexes. Cardiovascular Diabetology 13(1), 47, 2014.
Drager LF, Yao Q, Hernandez KL, Shin MK, Bevans-Fonti S, Gay J, Sussan TE, Jun JC, Myers AC, Olivecrona G, Schwartz AR, Halberg N, Scherer PE, Semenza GL, Powell DR, Polotsky VY. Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Atherosclerosis via Activation of Adipose Angiopoietin-like 4. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care 188 (2), 240-8 (2013).
Sun K, Halberg N, Khan M, Magalang UJ, Scherer PE. Selective inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α ameliorates adipose tissue dysfunction. Molecular and Cellular Biology 33(5):904-17 (2013).
Png KJ*, Halberg N*, Yoshida M, Tavazoie SF. A microRNA regulon that mediates endothelial recruitment and metastasis by cancer cells. Nature 481(7380): 190-4 (2011).
Holland WL, Miller RA, Wang ZV, Sun K, Barth BM, Bui HH, Davis KE, Bikman BT, Halberg N, Rutkowski JM, Wade MR, Tenorio VM, Kuo MS, Brozinick JT, Zhang BB, Birnbaum MJ, Summers SA, Scherer PE. Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin. Nature Medicine 17(1):55-63 (2011).
Halberg N, Schraw TD, Wang ZV, Kim JY, Yi J, Hamilton MP, Luby-Phelps K, Scherer PE. Systemic fate of the adipocyte-derived factor adiponectin. Diabetes 58(9):1961-70 (2009).
Halberg N, Khan T, Trujillo ME, Wernstedt-Asterholm I, Attie AD, Sherwani S, Wang ZV, Landskroner-Eiger S, Dineen S, Magalang UJ, Brekken RA, Scherer PE. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha induces fibrosis and insulin resistance in white adipose tissue. Molecular and Cellular Biology 29(16):4467-83 (2009).
Halberg N, Wernstedt-Asterholm I, Scherer PE. The adipocyte as an endocrine cell. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America 37(3):753-68 (2008).
Schraw T, Wang ZV, Halberg N, Hawkins M, Scherer PE. Plasma adiponectin complexes have distinct biochemical characteristics. Endocrinology 149(5):2270-82 (2008). [Citations 165] (12) Asterholm IW, Halberg N, Scherer PE. Mouse Models of Lipodystrophy Key reagents for the understanding of the metabolic syndrome. Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models 4(1):17-24 (2007).
Semple RK, Halberg N, Burling K, Soos MA, Schraw T, Luan J, Cochran EK, Dunger DB, Wareham NJ, Scherer PE, Gorden P, O'Rahilly S. Paradoxical elevation of high-molecular weight adiponectin in acquired extreme insulin resistance due to insulin receptor antibodies. Diabetes 56(6):1712-7 (2007).
Halberg N, Henriksen M, Söderhamn N, Stallknecht B, Ploug T, Schjerling P, Dela F. Effect of intermittent fasting and refeeding on insulin action in healthy men. J Appl Physiol 99(6): 2128-36 (2005).
Roepstorff C, Halberg N, Hillig T, Saha AK, Ruderman NB, Wojtaszewski JF, Richter EA, Kiens B. Malonyl-CoA and carnitine in regulation of fat oxidation in human skeletal muscle during exercise. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 288(1): E133-42 (2005).
Adam Truskewycz 1 2, Hong Yin 1, Nils Halberg 2, Daniel T H Lai 3, Andrew S Ball 4, Vi Khanh Truong 5, Agata Marta Rybicka 6, Ivan Cole 1. Carbon Dot Therapeutic Platforms: Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity, and Therapeutic Potential. Small 2022
Xiao-Zheng Liu, Anastasiia Rulina, Man Hung Choi, Line Pedersen, Johanna Lepland, Noelly Madeleine, Stacey D’mello Peters, Cara Ellen Wogsland, Sturla Magnus Grøndal, James B Lorens, Hani Goodarzi, Anders Molven, Per E Lønning, Stian Knappskog, Nils Halberg. C/EBPB-dependent Adaptation to Palmitic Acid Promotes Stemness in Hormone Receptor Negative Breast Cancer. Nature Communication
2021
Liu X, Pedersen L, Halberg N. Cellular Mechanisms Linking Cancers to Obesity. Cell Stress, In Press. (https://www.cell-stress.com/advance-publication/).
Wogsland CE, Lien HE, Pedersen L, Hanjra P, Grondal SM, Brekken RA, Lorens JB, Halberg N. High dimensional immunotyping of the obese tumour microenvironment reveals model specific adaptation. Disease Models and Mechanisms 14(4), (2021).
2020
Pedersen L, Panahandeh P, Siraji MI, Knappskog S, Lønning PE, Gordillo R, Scherer PE, Molven A, Teigen K, Halberg N. Golgi-localized PAQR4 mediates Anti-apoptotic Ceramidase Activity in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 80(11):2163-2174, 2020
Engelsen AST, Wnuk-Lipinska K, Bougnaud S, Vatter FAP, Tiron C, Villadsen R, Miyano, Lotsberg ML, Madeleine N, Panahandeh P, Dhakal S, Tan TZ, Peters SD, Grøndal S, Aziz SM, Nord S, Herfindal L, Stampfer M, Sørlie T, Brekken RA, Straume O, Halberg N, Gausdal G, Thiery JP, Akslen LA, Petersen OW, LaBarge MA, Lorens JB. AXL is a driver of stemness in normal mammary gland and breast cancer. iScience 23(11): 101649 (2020).
2019
Bu D, Crewe C, Kusminski CM, Gordillo R, Ghaben AL, Kim M, Park J, Deng H, Xiong W, Liu XZ, Lønning PE, Halberg N, Rios A, Chang Y, Gonzalez A, Zhang N, An Z, Scherer PE. Human endotrophin as a driver of malignant tumor growth. JCI Insights 4(9), 2019.
Pettersen IKN, Tusubira D, Ashrafi H, Dyrstad SE, Hansen L, Liu XZ, Nilsson LIH, Løvsletten NG, Berge K, Wergedahl H, Bjørndal B, Fluge Ø, Bruland O, Rustan AC, Halberg N, Røsland GV, Berge RK, Tronstad KJ. Upregulated PDK4 expression is a sensitive marker of increased fatty acid oxidation. Mitochondrion (25), 2019.
Jun JC, Devera R, Unnikrishnan D, Shin MK, Bevans-Fonti S, Yao Q, Rathore A, Younas H, Halberg N, Scherer PE, Polotsky VY. Adipose HIF-1α causes obesity by suppressing brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. J Mol Med (48): 1-11 (2016).
Halberg N*, Sengelaub CA*, Navrazhina K, Molina H, Tavazoie SF$. PITPNC1 associates Rab1b to the Golgi to drive metastatic cell secretion. Cancer Cell 29(3): 339-53 (2016).
Sengelaub CA, Navrazhina K, Ross JB, Halberg N, Tavazoie. PTPRN2 and PLCβ1 promote metastatic breast cancer cell migration through PI(4,5)P2‐dependent actin remodeling. EMBO Journal 35(1): 62-76 (2016).
Furlow PW, Zhang S, Soong TD, Halberg N, Goodarzi H, Mangrum C, Y Wu G, Elemento O, Tavazoie SF. Mechanosensitive pannexin-1 channels mediate microvascular metastatic cell survival. Nature Cell Bio 7(1): 943-952 (2015).
Alarcón CR, Lee H, Goodarzi H, Halberg N and Tavazoie SF. N6-methyl-adenosine (m6A) marks primary miRNAs for processing. Nature 519(7544), 482-485, 2015.
Rutkowski JM, Halberg N, Wang QA, Holland WLXia JY, and Scherer PE. Differential transendothelial transport of adiponectin complexes. Cardiovascular Diabetology 13(1), 47, 2014.
Drager LF, Yao Q, Hernandez KL, Shin MK, Bevans-Fonti S, Gay J, Sussan TE, Jun JC, Myers AC, Olivecrona G, Schwartz AR, Halberg N, Scherer PE, Semenza GL, Powell DR, Polotsky VY. Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Atherosclerosis via Activation of Adipose Angiopoietin-like 4. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care 188 (2), 240-8 (2013).
Sun K, Halberg N, Khan M, Magalang UJ, Scherer PE. Selective inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α ameliorates adipose tissue dysfunction. Molecular and Cellular Biology 33(5):904-17 (2013).
Png KJ*, Halberg N*, Yoshida M, Tavazoie SF. A microRNA regulon that mediates endothelial recruitment and metastasis by cancer cells. Nature 481(7380): 190-4 (2011).
Holland WL, Miller RA, Wang ZV, Sun K, Barth BM, Bui HH, Davis KE, Bikman BT, Halberg N, Rutkowski JM, Wade MR, Tenorio VM, Kuo MS, Brozinick JT, Zhang BB, Birnbaum MJ, Summers SA, Scherer PE. Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin. Nature Medicine 17(1):55-63 (2011).
Halberg N, Schraw TD, Wang ZV, Kim JY, Yi J, Hamilton MP, Luby-Phelps K, Scherer PE. Systemic fate of the adipocyte-derived factor adiponectin. Diabetes 58(9):1961-70 (2009).
Halberg N, Khan T, Trujillo ME, Wernstedt-Asterholm I, Attie AD, Sherwani S, Wang ZV, Landskroner-Eiger S, Dineen S, Magalang UJ, Brekken RA, Scherer PE. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha induces fibrosis and insulin resistance in white adipose tissue. Molecular and Cellular Biology 29(16):4467-83 (2009).
Halberg N, Wernstedt-Asterholm I, Scherer PE. The adipocyte as an endocrine cell. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America 37(3):753-68 (2008).
Schraw T, Wang ZV, Halberg N, Hawkins M, Scherer PE. Plasma adiponectin complexes have distinct biochemical characteristics. Endocrinology 149(5):2270-82 (2008). [Citations 165] (12) Asterholm IW, Halberg N, Scherer PE. Mouse Models of Lipodystrophy Key reagents for the understanding of the metabolic syndrome. Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models 4(1):17-24 (2007).
Semple RK, Halberg N, Burling K, Soos MA, Schraw T, Luan J, Cochran EK, Dunger DB, Wareham NJ, Scherer PE, Gorden P, O'Rahilly S. Paradoxical elevation of high-molecular weight adiponectin in acquired extreme insulin resistance due to insulin receptor antibodies. Diabetes 56(6):1712-7 (2007).
Halberg N, Henriksen M, Söderhamn N, Stallknecht B, Ploug T, Schjerling P, Dela F. Effect of intermittent fasting and refeeding on insulin action in healthy men. J Appl Physiol 99(6): 2128-36 (2005).
Roepstorff C, Halberg N, Hillig T, Saha AK, Ruderman NB, Wojtaszewski JF, Richter EA, Kiens B. Malonyl-CoA and carnitine in regulation of fat oxidation in human skeletal muscle during exercise. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 288(1): E133-42 (2005).