Publications 2024

Valsalakumari R, Pandya AD, Prasmickaite L, Kvalvaag A, Myrann AG, Åslund AKO, Kjos MS, Fontecha-Cuenca C, Haroon HB, Ribeiro ARS, Horejs-Hoeck J, Moghimi SM, Mørch Ý, Skotland T, Sandvig K, Mælandsmo GM, Iversen TG (2024)
Preclinical Efficacy of Cabazitaxel Loaded Poly(2-alkyl cyanoacrylate) Nanoparticle Variants
Int J Nanomedicine, 19, 3009-3029
DOI 10.2147/IJN.S450283, PubMed 38562610

Publications 2023

Ghannoum S, Fantini D, Zahoor M, Reiterer V, Phuyal S, Leoncio Netto W, Sørensen Ø, Iyer A, Sengupta D, Prasmickaite L, Mælandsmo GM, Köhn-Luque A, Farhan H (2023)
A combined experimental-computational approach uncovers a role for the Golgi matrix protein Giantin in breast cancer progression
PLoS Comput Biol, 19 (4), e1010995
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010995, PubMed 37068117

Pettersen S, Øy GF, Egeland EV, Juell S, Engebråten O, Mælandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L (2023)
Breast cancer patient-derived explant cultures recapitulate in vivo drug responses
Front Oncol, 13, 1040665
DOI 10.3389/fonc.2023.1040665, PubMed 36910663

Publications 2022

Nyakas M, Fleten KG, Haugen MH, Engedal N, Sveen C, Farstad IN, Flørenes VA, Prasmickaite L, Mælandsmo GM, Seip K (2022)
AXL inhibition improves BRAF-targeted treatment in melanoma
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 5076
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-09078-z, PubMed 35332208

Publications 2021

Barkovskaya A, Goodwin CM, Seip K, Hilmarsdottir B, Pettersen S, Stalnecker C, Engebraaten O, Briem E, Der CJ, Moestue SA, Gudjonsson T, Maelandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L (2021)
Detection of phenotype-specific therapeutic vulnerabilities in breast cells using a CRISPR loss-of-function screen
Mol Oncol, 15 (8), 2026-2045
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.12951, PubMed 33759347

Publications 2020

Barkovskaya A, Seip K, Prasmickaite L, Mills IG, Moestue SA, Itkonen HM (2020)
Inhibition of O-GlcNAc transferase activates tumor-suppressor gene expression in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer cells
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 16992
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-74083-z, PubMed 33046784

Publications 2018

Eng MS, Kaur J, Prasmickaite L, Engesæter BØ, Weyergang A, Skarpen E, Berg K, Rosenblum MG, Mælandsmo GM, Høgset A, Ferrone S, Selbo PK (2018)
Enhanced targeting of triple-negative breast carcinoma and malignant melanoma by photochemical internalization of CSPG4-targeting immunotoxins
Photochem Photobiol Sci, 17 (5), 539-551
DOI 10.1039/C7PP00358G, PubMed 29565434

Prasmickaite L, Tenstad EM, Pettersen S, Jabeen S, Egeland EV, Nord S, Pandya A, Haugen MH, Kristensen VN, Børresen-Dale AL, Oslo Breast Cancer Research Consortium (OSBREAC), Engebråten O, Maelandsmo GM (2018)
Basal-like breast cancer engages tumor-supportive macrophages via secreted factors induced by extracellular S100A4
Mol Oncol, 12 (9), 1540-1558
DOI 10.1002/1878-0261.12319, PubMed 29741811

Seip K, Jørgensen K, Haselager MV, Albrecht M, Haugen MH, Egeland EV, Lucarelli P, Engebraaten O, Sauter T, Mælandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L (2018)
Stroma-induced phenotypic plasticity offers phenotype-specific targeting to improve melanoma treatment
Cancer Lett, 439, 1-13
DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2018.09.023, PubMed 30240588

Publications 2016

Evensen L, Johansen PL, Koster G, Zhu K, Herfindal L, Speth M, Fenaroli F, Hildahl J, Bagherifam S, Tulotta C, Prasmickaite L, Mælandsmo GM, Snaar-Jagalska E, Griffiths G (2016)
Zebrafish as a model system for characterization of nanoparticles against cancer
Nanoscale, 8 (2), 862-77
DOI 10.1039/c5nr07289a, PubMed 26648525

Fleten KG, Flørenes VA, Prasmickaite L, Hill O, Sykora J, Mælandsmo GM, Engesæter B (2016)
hvTRA, a novel TRAIL receptor agonist, induces apoptosis and sustained growth retardation in melanoma
Cell Death Discov, 2, 16081
DOI 10.1038/cddiscovery.2016.81, PubMed 28028438

Seip K, Fleten KG, Barkovskaya A, Nygaard V, Haugen MH, Engesæter BØ, Mælandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L (2016)
Fibroblast-induced switching to the mesenchymal-like phenotype and PI3K/mTOR signaling protects melanoma cells from BRAF inhibitors
Oncotarget, 7 (15), 19997-20015
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.7671, PubMed 26918352

Publications 2015

Bettum IJ, Gorad SS, Barkovskaya A, Pettersen S, Moestue SA, Vasiliauskaite K, Tenstad E, Øyjord T, Risa Ø, Nygaard V, Mælandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L (2015)
Metabolic reprogramming supports the invasive phenotype in malignant melanoma
Cancer Lett, 366 (1), 71-83
DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.06.006, PubMed 26095603

Prasmickaite L, Berge G, Bettum IJ, Aamdal S, Hansson J, Bastholt L, Øijordsbakken M, Boye K, Mælandsmo GM (2015)
Evaluation of serum osteopontin level and gene polymorphism as biomarkers: analyses from the Nordic Adjuvant Interferon alpha Melanoma trial
Cancer Immunol Immunother, 64 (6), 769-76
DOI 10.1007/s00262-015-1686-4, PubMed 25832001

Publications 2014

Nygaard V, Prasmickaite L, Vasiliauskaite K, Clancy T, Hovig E (2014)
Melanoma brain colonization involves the emergence of a brain-adaptive phenotype
Oncoscience, 1 (1), 82-94
DOI 10.18632/oncoscience.11, PubMed 25593989

Skrbo N, Hjortland GO, Kristian A, Holm R, Nord S, Prasmickaite L, Engebraaten O, Mælandsmo GM, Sørlie T, Andersen K (2014)
Differential in vivo tumorigenicity of distinct subpopulations from a luminal-like breast cancer xenograft
PLoS One, 9 (11), e113278
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0113278, PubMed 25419568

Publications 2013

Bettum IJ, Vasiliauskaite K, Nygaard V, Clancy T, Pettersen SJ, Tenstad E, Mælandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L (2013)
Metastasis-associated protein S100A4 induces a network of inflammatory cytokines that activate stromal cells to acquire pro-tumorigenic properties
Cancer Lett, 344 (1), 28-39
DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.10.036, PubMed 24215866

Publications 2011

Bøe S, Prasmickaite L, Engesæter B, Hovig E (2011)
Light-directed delivery of nucleic acids
Methods Mol Biol, 764, 107-21
DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-188-8_7, PubMed 21748636

Publications 2010

Berg K, Berstad M, Prasmickaite L, Weyergang A, Selbo PK, Hedfors I, Høgset A (2010)
Photochemical internalization: a new tool for gene and oligonucleotide delivery
Top Curr Chem, 296, 251-81
DOI 10.1007/128_2010_63, PubMed 21504105

Berg K, Weyergang A, Prasmickaite L, Bonsted A, Høgset A, Strand MT, Wagner E, Selbo PK (2010)
Photochemical internalization (PCI): a technology for drug delivery
Methods Mol Biol, 635, 133-45
DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-697-9_10, PubMed 20552345

Prasmickaite L, Engesaeter BØ, Skrbo N, Hellenes T, Kristian A, Oliver NK, Suo Z, Maelandsmo GM (2010)
Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity does not select for cells with enhanced aggressive properties in malignant melanoma
PLoS One, 5 (5), e10731
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0010731, PubMed 20505780

Prasmickaite L, Skrbo N, Høifødt HK, Suo Z, Engebråten O, Gullestad HP, Aamdal S, Fodstad Ø, Maelandsmo GM (2010)
Human malignant melanoma harbours a large fraction of highly clonogenic cells that do not express markers associated with cancer stem cells
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res, 23 (3), 449-51
DOI 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2010.00690.x, PubMed 20236249

Publications 2009

Cedervall J, Jamil S, Prasmickaite L, Cheng Y, Eskandarpour M, Hansson J, Maelandsmo GM, Ringborg U, Gulyas M, Zhen HS, Kanter L, Ahrlund-Richter L (2009)
Species-specific in vivo engraftment of the human BL melanoma cell line results in an invasive dedifferentiated phenotype not present in xenografts
Cancer Res, 69 (9), 3746-54
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-3746, PubMed 19383913

Publications 2008

Bonsted A, Wagner E, Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Berg K (2008)
Photochemical enhancement of DNA delivery by EGF receptor targeted polyplexes
Methods Mol Biol, 434, 171-81
DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-248-3_11, PubMed 18470645

Bonsted A, Wagner E, Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Berg K (2008)
Photochemical enhancement of DNA delivery by EGF reeceptor targeted polyplexes
In Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Gene therapy protocols Vol 2. Design and characterization of gene transfer vectors. (LeDoux JM, ed.), Humana Press, 434
PublikaID 60

Rappa G, Mercapide J, Anzanello F, Prasmickaite L, Xi Y, Ju J, Fodstad O, Lorico A (2008)
Growth of cancer cell lines under stem cell-like conditions has the potential to unveil therapeutic targets
Exp Cell Res, 314 (10), 2110-22
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.03.008, PubMed 18423605

Publications 2007

Berg K, Folini M, Prasmickaite L, Selbo PK, Bonsted A, Engesaeter BØ, Zaffaroni N, Weyergang A, Dietze A, Maelandsmo GM, Wagner E, Norum OJ, Høgset A (2007)
Photochemical internalization: a new tool for drug delivery
Curr Pharm Biotechnol, 8 (6), 362-72
DOI 10.2174/138920107783018354, PubMed 18289045

Lillehammer T, Engesaeter BO, Prasmickaite L, Maelandsmo GM, Fodstad O, Engebraaten O (2007)
Combined treatment with Ad-hTRAIL and DTIC or SAHA is associated with increased mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in human melanoma cell lines
J Gene Med, 9 (6), 440-51
DOI 10.1002/jgm.1036, PubMed 17410615

Publications 2006

Berg K, Høgset A, Prasmickaite L, Weyergang A, Bonsted A, Dietze A, Lou PJ, Bown S, Norum OJ, Møllergard HM, Selbo PK (2006)
Photochemical internalization (PCI): A novel technology for activation of endocytosed therapeutic agents.
Med Laser Appl, 21, 239-251
DOI 10.1016/j.mla.2006.08.004, PublikaID 73

Bonsted A, Engesaeter BØ, Høgset A, Maelandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L, D'Oliveira C, Hennink WE, van Steenis JH, Berg K (2006)
Photochemically enhanced transduction of polymer-complexed adenovirus targeted to the epidermal growth factor receptor
J Gene Med, 8 (3), 286-97
DOI 10.1002/jgm.853, PubMed 16342300

Dietze A, Selbo PK, Prasmickaite L, Weyergang A, Bonsted A, Engesaeter B, Hogset A, Berg K (2006)
Photochemical internalization (PCI): a new modality for light activation of endocytosed therapeuticals
J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol, 25 (1-2), 521-36
DOI 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.v25.i1-2.330, PubMed 16566739

Prasmickaite L, Cekaite L, Hellum M, Hovig E, Høgset A, Berg K (2006)
Transcriptome changes in a colon adenocarcinoma cell line in response to photochemical treatment as used in photochemical internalisation (PCI)
FEBS Lett, 580 (24), 5739-46
DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.09.028, PubMed 17007842

Prasmickaite L, Hellum M, Kaalhus O, Høgset A, Wagner E, Berg K (2006)
Photochemical internalization of transgenes controlled by the heat-shock protein 70 promoter
Photochem Photobiol, 82 (3), 809-16
DOI 10.1562/2005-11-07-RA-731, PubMed 16420102

Publications 2005

Berg K, Selbo PK, Weyergang A, Dietze A, Prasmickaite L, Bonsted A, Engesaeter BØ, Angell-Petersen E, Warloe T, Frandsen N, Høgset A (2005)
Porphyrin-related photosensitizers for cancer imaging and therapeutic applications
J Microsc, 218 (Pt 2), 133-47
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01471.x, PubMed 15857375

Publications 2004

Berg K, Selbo PK, Prasmickaite L, Høgset A (2004)
Photochemical drug and gene delivery
Curr Opin Mol Ther, 6 (3), 279-87
PubMed 15264430

Bonsted A, Engesaeter BØ, Høgset A, Maelandsmo GM, Prasmickaite L, Kaalhus O, Berg K (2004)
Transgene expression is increased by photochemically mediated transduction of polycation-complexed adenoviruses
Gene Ther, 11 (2), 152-60
DOI 10.1038/sj.gt.3302166, PubMed 14712299

Høgset A, Prasmickaite L, Selbo PK, Hellum M, Engesaeter BØ, Bonsted A, Berg K (2004)
Photochemical internalisation in drug and gene delivery
Adv Drug Deliv Rev, 56 (1), 95-115
DOI 10.1016/j.addr.2003.08.016, PubMed 14706447

Kloeckner J, Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Berg K, Wagner E (2004)
Photochemically enhanced gene delivery of EGF receptor-targeted DNA polyplexes
J Drug Target, 12 (4), 205-13
DOI 10.1080/10611860410001723090, PubMed 15506169

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Engesaeter B BØ, Bonsted A, Berg K (2004)
Light-directed gene delivery by photochemical internalisation
Expert Opin Biol Ther, 4 (9), 1403-12
DOI 10.1517/14712598.4.9.1403, PubMed 15335308

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Olsen VM, Kaalhus O, Mikalsen SO, Berg K (2004)
Photochemically enhanced gene transfection increases the cytotoxicity of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene combined with ganciclovir
Cancer Gene Ther, 11 (7), 514-23
DOI 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700720, PubMed 15118758

Publications 2003

Berg K, Prasmickaite L, Selbo PK, Hellum M, Bonsted A, Høgset A (2003)
Photochemical internalization (PCI)--a novel technology for release of macromolecules from endocytic vesicles
Oftalmologia, 56 (1), 67-71
PubMed 12886687

Folini M, Berg K, Millo E, Villa R, Prasmickaite L, Daidone MG, Benatti U, Zaffaroni N (2003)
Photochemical internalization of a peptide nucleic acid targeting the catalytic subunit of human telomerase
Cancer Res, 63 (13), 3490-4
PubMed 12839932

Hellum M, Hogset A, Engesaeter BO, Prasmickaite L, Stokke T, Wheeler C, Berg K (2003)
Photochemically enhanced gene delivery with cationic lipid formulations
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2 (4), 407-411
DOI 10.1039/b211880g

Hellum M, Høgset A, Engesaeter BO, Prasmickaite L, Stokke T, Wheeler C, Berg K (2003)
Photochemically enhanced gene delivery with cationic lipid formulations
Photochem Photobiol Sci, 2 (4), 407-11
DOI 10.1039/b211880g, PubMed 12760539

Høgset A, Prasmickaite L, Engesaeter BO, Hellum M, Selbo PK, Olsen VM, Maelandsmo GM, Berg K (2003)
Light directed gene transfer by photochemical internalisation
Curr Gene Ther, 3 (2), 89-112
DOI 10.2174/1566523034578438, PubMed 12653404

Publications 2002

Høgset A, Engesaeter BO, Prasmickaite L, Berg K, Fodstad O, Maelandsmo GM (2002)
Light-induced adenovirus gene transfer, an efficient and specific gene delivery technology for cancer gene therapy
Cancer Gene Ther, 9 (4), 365-71
DOI 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700447, PubMed 11960287

Høgset A, Prasmickaite L, Hellum M, Engesaeter BO, Olsen VM, Tjelle TE, Wheeler CJ, Berg K (2002)
Photochemical transfection: a technology for efficient light-directed gene delivery
Somat Cell Mol Genet, 27 (1-6), 97-113
DOI 10.1023/a:1022979806314, PubMed 12774944

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Berg K (2002)
Photochemical transfection. Light-induced, site-directed gene delivery
Methods Mol Med, 69, 123-35
DOI 10.1385/1-59259-141-8:123, PubMed 11987772

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Berg K (2002)
The role of the cell cycle on the efficiency of photochemical gene transfection
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1570 (3), 210-8
DOI 10.1016/s0304-4165(02)00202-7, PubMed 12020812

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Selbo PK, Engesaeter BØ, Hellum M, Berg K (2002)
Photochemical disruption of endocytic vesicles before delivery of drugs: a new strategy for cancer therapy
Br J Cancer, 86 (4), 652-7
DOI 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600138, PubMed 11870551

Selbo PK, Høgset A, Prasmickaite L, Berg K (2002)
Photochemical internalisation: a novel drug delivery system
Tumour Biol, 23 (2), 103-12
DOI 10.1159/000059713, PubMed 12065848

Publications 2001

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Berg K (2001)
Evaluation of different photosensitizers for use in photochemical gene transfection
Photochem Photobiol, 73 (4), 388-95
DOI 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0388:eodpfu>2.0.co;2, PubMed 11332034

Publications 2000

Høgset A, Prasmickaite L, Tjelle TE, Berg K (2000)
Photochemical transfection: a new technology for light-induced, site-directed gene delivery
Hum Gene Ther, 11 (6), 869-80
DOI 10.1089/10430340050015482, PubMed 10779164

Prasmickaite L, Høgset A, Tjelle TE, Olsen VM, Berg K (2000)
Role of endosomes in gene transfection mediated by photochemical internalisation (PCI)
J Gene Med, 2 (6), 477-88
DOI 10.1002/1521-2254(200011/12)2:6<477::AID-JGM137>3.0.CO;2-B, PubMed 11199268

Publications 1999

Berg K, Selbo PK, Prasmickaite L, Tjelle TE, Sandvig K, Moan J, Gaudernack G, Fodstad O, Kjølsrud S, Anholt H, Rodal GH, Rodal SK, Høgset A (1999)
Photochemical internalization: a novel technology for delivery of macromolecules into cytosol
Cancer Res, 59 (6), 1180-3
PubMed 10096543

Publications 1998

Prasmickaite L, Hogset A, Maelandsmo G, Berg K, Goodchild J, Perkins T, Fodstad O, Hovig E (1998)
Intracellular metabolism of a 2'-O-methyl-stabilized ribozyme after uptake by DOTAP transfection or asfree ribozyme. A study by capillary electrophoresis
Nucleic Acids Res, 26 (18), 4241-8
DOI 10.1093/nar/26.18.4241, PubMed 9722645

Publications 1997

Kirveliene V, Prasmickaite L, Kadziauskas J, Bonnett R, Djelal BD, Juodka B (1997)
Post-exposure processes in Temoporfin-photosensitized cells in vitro: reliance on energy metabolism
J Photochem Photobiol B, 41 (1-2), 173-80
DOI 10.1016/s1011-1344(97)00107-3, PubMed 9440323