• Human Toll-like Receptor 8 (TLR8) Is an Important Sensor of Pyogenic Bacteria, and Is Attenuated by Cell Surface TLR Signaling 

      Moen, Siv Helen; Ehrnström, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Yurchenko, Mariya; Beckwith, Kai Sandvold; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian; Zhenyi, Hu; Hang, Yin; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      TLR8 is an endosomal sensor of RNA degradation products in human phagocytes, and is involved in the recognition of viral and bacterial pathogens. We previously showed that in human primary monocytes and monocyte derived ...
    • Peptide derived from SLAMF1 prevents TLR4-mediated inflammation in vitro and in vivo 

      Nilsen, Kaja Elisabeth; Zhang, Boyao; Skjesol, Astrid; Ryan, Liv; Vagle, Hilde; Bøe, Maren Helene; Orning, Pontus; Kim, Hera; Bakke, Siril Skaret; Elamurugan, Kirusika; Mestvedt, Ingvild Bergdal; Stenvik, Jørgen; Husebye, Harald; Lien, Egil; Espevik, Terje; Yurchenko, Mariya (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Inflammation plays a crucial role in the development and progression of many diseases, and is often caused by dysregulation of signalling from pattern recognition receptors, such as TLRs. Inhibition of key protein–protein ...
    • The pro-tumorigenic cytokine IL-32 has a high turnover in multiple myeloma cells due to proteolysis regulated by oxygen-sensing cysteine dioxygenase and deubiquitinating enzymes 

      Kastnes, Martin Haugrud; Aass, Kristin Roseth; Bouma, Siri Anshushaug; Årseth, Charlotte; Zahoor, Muhammad; Yurchenko, Mariya; Standal, Therese (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      IL-32 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine expressed by several types of cancer cells and immune cells. Currently, no treatment targeting IL-32 is available, and its intracellular and exosomal localization make IL-32 less ...
    • Regulation of bacteria phagocytosis by anti-inflammatory SLAMF1-derived peptides 

      Elamurugan, Kirusika (Master thesis, 2022)
      Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family 1 (SLAMF1) er type I transmembran reseptor som er nødvendig for uttrykkelse av IFN-β og drepe av Gram-negative bakterier via TLR4 signalleringsvei. Forskere ved CEMIR har ...
    • SLAMF1 is required for TLR4-mediated TRAM-TRIF dependent signaling in human macrophages 

      Yurchenko, Mariya; Skjesol, Astrid; Ryan, Liv; Richard, Gabriel Mary; Kandasamy, Richard Kumaran; Wang, Ninghai; Terhorst, Cox; Husebye, Harald; Espevik, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule family 1 (SLAMF1) is an Ig-like receptor and a costimulatory molecule that initiates signal transduction networks in a variety of immune cells. In this study, we report that SLAMF1 ...
    • The TLR4 adaptor TRAM controls the phagocytosis of Gram-negative bacteria by interacting with the Rab11-family interacting protein 2 

      Skjesol, Astrid; Yurchenko, Mariya; Bösl, Korbinian; Gravastrand, Caroline S.; Nilsen, Kaja Elisabeth; Grøvdal, Lene Melsæther; Agliano, Federica; Patane, Francesco; Lentini, Germana; Kim, Hera; Teti, Giuseppe; Sharma, Aditya Kumar; Kandasamy, Richard Kumaran; Sporsheim, Bjørnar; Starheim, Kristian K.; Golenbock, Douglas T.; Stenmark, Harald; McCaffrey, Mary; Espevik, Terje; Husebye, Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Phagocytosis is a complex process that eliminates microbes and is performed by specialised cells such as macrophages. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is expressed on the surface of macrophages and recognizes Gram-negative ...
    • TIRAP/Mal Positively Regulates TLR8‐Mediated Signaling via IRF5 in Human Cells 

      Nilsen, Kaja Elisabeth; Skjesol, Astrid; Kojen, June Frengen; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen; Yurchenko, Mariya (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) recognizes single-stranded RNA of viral and bacterial origin as well as mediates the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and type I interferons by human monocytes and macrophages. TLR8, as ...
    • The TLR4 adaptor TRAM controls the phagocytosis of Gram-negative bacteria by interacting with the Rab11-family interacting protein 2 

      Skjesol, Astrid; Yurchenko, Mariya; Bösl, Korbinian; Gravastrand, Caroline S.; Nilsen, Kaja Elisabeth; Grøvdal, Lene Melsæther; Agliano, Federica; Patane, Francesco; Lentini, Germana; Kim, Hera; Teti, Giuseppe; Sharma, Aditya Kumar; Kandasamy, Richard Kumaran; Sporsheim, Bjørnar; Starheim, Kristian K.; Golenbock, Douglas T.; Stenmark, Harald; McCaffrey, Mary; Espevik, Terje; Husebye, Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Phagocytosis is a complex process that eliminates microbes and is performed by specialised cells such as macrophages. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is expressed on the surface of macrophages and recognizes Gram-negative ...
    • Toll-Like Receptor 8 Is a Major Sensor of Group B Streptococcus But Not Escherichia coli in Human Primary Monocytes and Macrophages 

      Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Beckwith, Kai Sandvold; Yurchenko, Mariya; Moen, Siv Helen; Frengen Kojen, June; Lentini, Germana; Teti, G.; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      TLR8 is the major endosomal sensor of degraded RNA in human monocytes and macrophages. It has been implicated in the sensing of viruses and more recently also bacteria. We previously identified a TLR8-IFN regulatory factor ...