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Otzen, D. E. (2024). Antibodies and α-synuclein: What to target against Parkinson's Disease? B B A - Proteins and Proteomics, 1872(2), Article 140943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2023.140943

Santos, J., Cuellar, J., Pallarès, I., Byrd, E. J., Lends, A., Moro, F., Abdul-Shukkoor, M. B., Pujols, J., Velasco-Carneros, L., Sobott, F., Otzen, D. E., Calabrese, A. N., Muga, A., Pedersen, J. S., Loquet, A., Valpuesta, J. M., Radford, S. E. & Ventura, S. (2024). A Targetable N-Terminal Motif Orchestrates α-Synuclein Oligomer-to-Fibril Conversion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(18), 12702-12711. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c02262

Otzen, D. & d'Angelo, J. (2024). BBA: 2024 and beyond. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1868(2), Article 130524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130524

Pirhaghi, M., Mamashli, F., Moosavi-Movahedi, F., Arghavani, P., Amiri, A., Davaeil, B., Mohammad-Zaheri, M., Mousavi-Jarrahi, Z., Sharma, D., Langel, Ü., Otzen, D. E. & Saboury, A. A. (2024). Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Promising Therapeutics and Drug-Delivery Systems for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 21(5), 2097-2117. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01167

Olsen, W. P., Courtade, G., Peña-Díaz, S., Nagaraj, M., Sønderby, T. V., Mulder, F. A. A., Malle, M. G. & Otzen, D. E. (2024). CsgA gatekeeper residues control nucleation but not stability of functional amyloid. Protein Science, 33(10), Article e5178. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5178

Serpell, L. C., Otzen, D. & Radford, S. E. (2024). Expanding the Protein Universe. Journal of Molecular Biology, 436(21), 168812. Article 168812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168812

Minero, G. A. S., Møllebjerg, A., Thiesen, C., Johansen, M. I., Jørgensen, N. P., Birkedal, V., Otzen, D. E. & Meyer, R. L. (2024). Extracellular G-quadruplexes and Z-DNA protect biofilms from DNase I, and G-quadruplexes form a DNAzyme with peroxidase activity. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(4), 1575-1590. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae034

Peña-Díaz, S., Olsen, W. P., Wang, H. & Otzen, D. E. (2024). Functional Amyloids: The Biomaterials of Tomorrow? Advanced Materials, 36(18), Article 2312823. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202312823

Dilamian, M., Montazer, M., Yousefi, H., Otzen, D. E. & Morshedi, D. (2024). Functional porous protein nanofibrils/polysaccharides aerogel beads for efficient dyes removal from water. Materials Advances, 5(18), 7199-7221. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ma00380b

Nowak, J. S. & Otzen, D. E. (2024). Helping proteins come in from the cold: 5 burning questions about cold-active enzymes. BBA advances, 5, Article 100104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadva.2023.100104

Otzen, D. E., Møllebjerg, A., Hinge, M. & Pathak, G. S. (2024). Hvordan opnår vi en bæredygtig plastikkultur? Aktuel Naturvidenskab, 2024(1), 15-18.

Knudsen, L. J., Nielsen, S. D.-H., Dekker, P., Otzen, D. E., Rauh, V. & Larsen, L. B. (2024). Impact of hydrolysis method and lactase preparation on proteolysis and glycation in long-term stored lactose-hydrolysed UHT milk. International Dairy Journal, 154, Article 105946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2024.105946

Knudsen, L. J., Rauh, V., Pedersen, J. N., Dekker, P., Otzen, D. E., Larsen, L. B. & Nielsen, S. D.-H. (2024). Insight into protein cross-linking and casein polymerization in pre- and post-hydrolyzed lactose-free UHT milk during long-term storage. Journal of Dairy Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-25103

López Hernández, M., Otzen, D. E. & Pedersen, J. S. (2024). Investigating the interactions between an industrial lipase and anionic (bio)surfactants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 679(B), 294-306. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.10.060

Shahsavari, S., Rad, M. B., Hajiaghajani, A., Rostami, M., Hakimian, F., Jafarzadeh, S., Hasany, M., Collingwood, J. F., Aliakbari, F., Fouladiha, H., Bardania, H., Otzen, D. E. & Morshedi, D. (2024). Magnetoresponsive liposomes applications in nanomedicine: A comprehensive review. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 181, Article 117665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117665

Peña-Díaz, S., Ferreira, P., Ramos, M. J. & Otzen, D. E. (2024). Mining and engineering activity in catalytic amyloids. Methods in Enzymology, 697, 345-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2024.03.002

Nielsen, J., Lauritsen, J., Pedersen, J. N., Nowak, J. S., Bendtsen, M. K., Kleijwegt, G., Lusser, K., Pitarch, L. C., Moreno, J. V., Schneider, M. M., Krainer, G., Goksøyr, L., Khalifé, P., Kaalund, S. S., Aznar, S., Kjærgaard, M., Sereikaité, V., Strømgaard, K., Knowles, T. P. J. ... Otzen, D. E. (2024). Molecular properties and diagnostic potential of monoclonal antibodies targeting cytotoxic α-synuclein oligomers. npj Parkinson's Disease , 10(1), Article 139. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-024-00747-6

Adam, L., Kumar, R., Arroyo-Garcia, L. E., Molenkamp, W. H., Nowak, J. S., Klute, H., Farzadfard, A., Alkenayeh, R., Nielsen, J., Biverstål, H., Otzen, D. E., Johansson, J. & Abelein, A. (2024). Specific inhibition of α-synuclein oligomer generation and toxicity by the chaperone domain Bri2 BRICHOS. Protein Science, 33(8), Article e5091. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5091

Žvirblis, M., Sakalauskas, A., Janvand, S. H. A., Dudutienė, V., Žiaunys, M., Sniečkutė, R., Otzen, D. E., Smirnovas, V. & Matulis, D. (2024). Structure-Activity Relationship of Fluorinated Benzenesulfonamides as Inhibitors of Amyloid-β Aggregation. Chemistry - A European Journal, 30(58), Article e202402330. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402330

Aliakbari, F., Marzookian, K., Parsafar, S., Hourfar, H., Nayeri, Z., Fattahi, A., Raeiji, M., Boroujeni, N. N., Otzen, D. E. & Morshedi, D. (2024). The impact of hUC MSC-derived exosome-nanoliposome hybrids on α-synuclein fibrillation and neurotoxicity. Science Advances, 10(14), eadl3406. Article eadl3406. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl3406

Monti, M., Milanetti, E., Frans, M. T., Miotto, M., Di Rienzo, L., Baranov, M. V., Gosti, G., Somavarapu, A. K., Nagaraj, M., Golbek, T. W., Rossing, E., Moons, S. J., Boltje, T. J., van den Bogaart, G., Weidner, T., Otzen, D. E., Tartaglia, G. G., Ruocco, G. & Roeters, S. J. (2024). Two Receptor Binding Strategy of SARS-CoV-2 Is Mediated by Both the N-Terminal and Receptor-Binding Spike Domain. The journal of physical chemistry. B, 128(2), 451-464. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06258

Andersen, C. B., Lausdahl, A. K., Nielsen, J., Clausen, M. P., Mulder, F. A. A., Otzen, D. E. & Arnspang, E. C. (2023). 4-Oxo-2-nonenal-Induced α-Synuclein Oligomers Interact with Membranes in the Cell, Leading to Mitochondrial Fragmentation. Biochemistry, 62(16), 2417-2425. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00114

Ali, S. A., Chung, K. H. K., Forgham, H., Olsen, W. P., Kakinen, A., Balaji, A., Otzen, D. E., Davis, T. P. & Javed, I. (2023). Alzheimer's Progenitor Amyloid-β Targets and Dissolves Microbial Amyloids and Impairs Biofilm Function. Advanced Science, 10(29), Article e2301423. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202301423

Somavarapu, A. K., Kleijwegt, G., Nagaraj, M., Alam, P., Nielsen, J. & Otzen, D. E. (2023). Drug repurposing screens identify compounds that inhibit α-synuclein oligomers' membrane disruption and block antibody interactions. Chemical Science, 14(11), 3030-3047. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sc05534a

Roeters, S. J., Strunge, K., Pedersen, K. B., Golbek, T. W., Bregnhøj, M., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Dong, M., Nielsen, J., Otzen, D. E., Schiøtt, B. & Weidner, T. (2023). Elevated concentrations cause upright alpha-synuclein conformation at lipid interfaces. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 5731. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39843-1

Rasmussen, H. Ø., Kumar, A., Shin, B., Stylianou, F., Sewell, L., Xu, Y., Otzen, D. E., Pedersen, J. S. & Matthews, S. J. (2023). FapA is an Intrinsically Disordered Chaperone for Pseudomonas Functional Amyloid FapC. Journal of Molecular Biology, 435(2), Article 167878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167878

Evans, D. C. S., Khamas, A. B., Marcussen, L., Rasmussen, K. S., Klitgaard, J. K., Kallipolitis, B. H., Nielsen, J., Otzen, D. E., Leake, M. C. & Meyer, R. L. (2023). GFP fusions of Sec-routed extracellular proteins in Staphylococcus aureusreveal surface-associated coagulase in biofilms. Microbial Cell, 10(7), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.15698/mic2023.07.800

Alijanvand, S. H., Ladefoged, L. K., Zubrienė, A., Sakalauskas, A., Christiansen, G., Dudutiene, V., Schiøtt, B., Matulis, D., Smirnovas, V. & Otzen, D. E. (2023). Inhibitory effects of fluorinated benzenesulfonamides on insulin fibrillation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 227, 590-600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.105

Singh, Y., Trautwein, C., Romani, J., Salker, M. S., Neckel, P. H., Fraccaroli, I., Abeditashi, M., Woerner, N., Admard, J., Dhariwal, A., Dueholm, M. K. D., Schäfer, K. H., Lang, F., Otzen, D. E., Lashuel, H. A., Riess, O. & Casadei, N. (2023). Overexpression of human alpha-Synuclein leads to dysregulated microbiome/metabolites with ageing in a rat model of Parkinson disease. Molecular Neurodegeneration, 18(1), Article 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-023-00628-1

Rusbjerg-Weberskov, C. E., Johansen, M. L., Nowak, J. S., Otzen, D., Pedersen, J. S., Enghild, J. J. & Nielsen, N. S. (2023). Periostin C-Terminal Is Intrinsically Disordered and Interacts with 143 Proteins in an In Vitro Epidermal Model of Atopic Dermatitis. Biochemistry, 62(19), 2803-2815. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00176

López Hernández, M., Pedersen, J. S. & Otzen, D. E. (2023). Proteins and biosurfactants: Structures, functions, and recent applications. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 68, Article 101746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2023.101746

Sønderby, T. V., Louros, N. N., Khodaparast, L., Khodaparast, L., Madsen, D. J., Olsen, W. P., Moonen, N., Nagaraj, M., Sereikaite, V., Strømgaard, K., Rousseau, F., Schymkowitz, J. & Otzen, D. E. (2023). Sequence-targeted Peptides Divert Functional Bacterial Amyloid Towards Destabilized Aggregates and Reduce Biofilm Formation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 435(11), 168039. Article 168039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168039

Rasmussen, H. Ø., Nielsen, J., de Poli, A., Otzen, D. E. & Pedersen, J. S. (2023). Tau Fibrillation Induced by Heparin or a Lysophospholipid Show Different Initial Oligomer Formation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 435(17), Article 168194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168194

Pirhaghi, M., Najarzadeh, Z., Moosavi-Movahedi, F., Shafizadeh, M., Mamashli, F., Atarod, D., Ghasemi, A., Morshedi, D., Meratan, A. A., Otzen, D. E. & Saboury, A. A. (2023). The anti-platelet drug ticlopidine inhibits FapC fibrillation and biofilm production: Highlighting its antibiotic activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics, 1871(2), Article 140883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140883

Hourfar, H., Aliakbari, F., Aqdam, S. R., Nayeri, Z., Bardania, H., Otzen, D. E. & Morshedi, D. (2023). The impact of α-synuclein aggregates on blood-brain barrier integrity in the presence of neurovascular unit cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 229, 305-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.134

Pathak, G. S., Hinge, M. & Otzen, D. (2023). Transdisciplinary Pragmatic Melioration for the Plastic Life Cycle: Why the Social, Natural, and Technical Sciences Should Prioritize Reducing Harm. Science of the Total Environment, 895, Article 165154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165154

He, J., Steffen, J. H., Thulstrup, P. W., Pedersen, J. N., Sauerland, M. B., Otzen, D. E., Hawkins, C. L., Gourdon, P., Davies, M. J. & Hägglund, P. (2022). Anastellin impacts on the processing of extracellular matrix fibronectin and stimulates release of cytokines from coronary artery smooth muscle cells. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 22051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26359-9

Pirhaghi, M., Frank, S. A., Alam, P., Nielsen, J., Sereikaite, V., Gupta, A., Strømgaard, K., Andreasen, M., Sharma, D., Saboury, A. A. & Otzen, D. E. (2022). A penetratin-derived peptide reduces the membrane permeabilization and cell toxicity of α-synuclein oligomers. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298(12), Article 102688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102688

Mohammad-Beigi, H., Zanganeh, M., Scavenius, C., Eskandari, H., Farzadfard, A., Shojaosadati, S. A., Enghild, J. J., Otzen, D. E., Buell, A. K. & Sutherland, D. S. (2022). A Protein Corona Modulates Interactions of α-Synuclein with Nanoparticles and Alters the Rates of the Microscopic Steps of Amyloid Formation. ACS Nano, 16(1), 1102-1118. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c08825

Kjærgaard, M., Rasmussen, L. S., Vinther, J. N., Andersen, K. R., Andersen, E. S., Lorentzen, E., Thirup, S. S., Otzen, D. & Brodersen, D. E. (2022). A Semester-Long Learning Path Teaching Computational Skills via Molecular Graphics in PyMOL. The Biophysicist, 3(2), 106–114. https://doi.org/10.35459/tbp.2022.000219

Christensen, N. R., Pedersen, C. P., Sereikaite, V., Pedersen, J. N., Vistrup-Parry, M., Sørensen, A. T., Otzen, D., Teilum, K., Madsen, K. L. & Strømgaard, K. (2022). Bidirectional protein-protein interactions control liquid-liquid phase separation of PSD-95 and its interaction partners. iScience, 25(2), Article 103808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.103808

Nagaraj, M., Najarzadeh, Z., Pansieri, J., Biverstål, H., Musteikyte, G., Smirnovas, V., Matthews, S., Emanuelsson, C., Johansson, J., Buxbaum, J. N., Morozova-Roche, L. & Otzen, D. E. (2022). Chaperones mainly suppress primary nucleation during formation of functional amyloid required for bacterial biofilm formation. Chemical Science, 13(2), 536-553. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc05790a

Nayeri, Z., Aliakbari, F., Afzali, F., Parsafar, S., Gharib, E., Otzen, D. E. & Morshedi, D. (2022). Characterization of exogenous αSN response genes and their relation to Parkinson's disease using network analyses. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13, Article 966760. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.966760

Grønnemose, A. L., Østerlund, E. C., Otzen, D. E. & Jørgensen, T. J. D. (2022). EGCG has Dual and Opposing Effects on the N-terminal Region of Self-associating α-synuclein Oligomers. Journal of Molecular Biology, 434(23), Article 167855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167855

Sønderby, T. V., Rasmussen, H. Ø., Frank, S. A., Skov Pedersen, J. & Otzen, D. E. (2022). Folding steps in the fibrillation of functional amyloid: denaturant sensitivity reveals common features in nucleation and elongation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 434(2), Article 167337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167337

Otzen, D. E. (2022). Functional amyloid in a lipid-like environment: a merry dance of many steps. Essays in Biochemistry, 66(7), 1035-1046. https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20220062

Sønderby, T. V., Najarzadeh, Z. & Otzen, D. E. (2022). Functional Bacterial Amyloids: Understanding Fibrillation, Regulating Biofilm Fibril Formation and Organizing Surface Assemblies. Molecules, 27(13), Article 4080. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27134080

Farzadfard, A., König, A., Petersen, S. V., Nielsen, J., Vasili, E., Dominguez-Meijide, A., Buell, A. K., Outeiro, T. F. & Otzen, D. E. (2022). Glycation modulates alpha-synuclein fibrillization kinetics: a sweet spot for inhibition. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298(5), Article 101848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101848

Otzen, D. E., Pedersen, J. N., Rasmussen, H. Ø. & Pedersen, J. S. (2022). How do surfactants unfold and refold proteins? Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 308, Article 102754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2022.102754

Rasmussen, H. Ø., Otzen, D. E. & Pedersen, J. S. (2022). Induction, inhibition, and incorporation: Different roles for anionic and zwitterionic lysolipids in the fibrillation of the functional amyloid FapC. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298(2), Article 101569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101569

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