• FKBP12 is a major regulator of ALK2 activity in multiple myeloma cells 

      Quist-Løkken, Ingrid; Andersson-Rusch, Clara Leticia; Kastnes, Martin Haugrud; Jürgen Markus Kolos, , Jürgen Markus; Jatzlau, Jerome; Hella, Hanne; Olsen, Oddrun Elise; Sundan, Anders; Knaus, Petra; Hausch, Felix; Holien, Toril (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: The immunophilin FKBP12 binds to TGF-β family type I receptors, including the BMP type I receptor ALK2. FKBP12 keeps the type I receptor in an inactive state and controls signaling activity. Removal of FKBP12 ...
    • High concentrations of soluble endoglin can inhibit BMP9 signaling in non-endothelial cells 

      Andersson-Rusch, Clara Leticia; Liu, Bin; Quist-Løkken, Ingrid; Upton, Paul D.; Olsen, Oddrun Elise; Hella, Hanne; Yang, Xudong; Tong, Zhen; Morrell, Nicholas W.; Holien, Toril; Li, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Endoglin (ENG) is a single-pass transmembrane protein highly expressed on vascular endothelial cells, although low expression levels can be detected in many other cell types. Its extracellular domain can be found in ...
    • Picomolar FKBP inhibitors enabled by a single water-displacing methyl group in bicyclic [4.3.1] aza-amides 

      Kolos, Jürgen M; Pomplun, Sebastian; Jung, Sascha; Rieß, Benedikt; Purder, Patrick L; Voll, Andreas M; Merz, Stephanie; Gnatzy, Monika; Geiger, Thomas M; Quist-Løkken, Ingrid; Jatzlau, Jerome; Knaus, Petra; Holien, Toril; Bracher, Andreas; Meyners, Christian; Czodrowski, Paul; Krewald, Vera; Hausch, Felix (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Methyl groups can have profound effects in drug discovery but the underlying mechanisms are diverse and incompletely understood. Here we report the stereospecific effect of a single, solvent-exposed methyl group in bicyclic ...