Andreas Brech

  • Core Facility Leader, Senior Scientist (Institute for Cancer Research), Adjunct professor at the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo
  • +47 22 78 19 29

Andreas is head of the Unit for Cellular Electron Microscopy (UCEM).

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Mediating protein aggregation in the brain

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Publications 2024

Pankiv S, Dahl AK, Aas A, Andersen RL, Brech A, Holland P, Singh S, Bindesbøll C, Simonsen A (2024)
BEACH domain proteins function as cargo-sorting adaptors in secretory and endocytic pathways
J Cell Biol, 223 (12)
DOI 10.1083/jcb.202408173, PubMed 39514288

Totland MZ, Knudsen LM, Rasmussen NL, Omori Y, Sørensen V, Elster VCW, Stenersen JM, Larsen M, Jensen CL, Zickfeldt Lade AA, Bruusgaard E, Basing S, Kryeziu K, Brech A, Aasen T, Lothe RA, Leithe E (2024)
The E3 ubiquitin ligase ITCH negatively regulates intercellular communication via gap junctions by targeting connexin43 for lysosomal degradation
Cell Mol Life Sci, 81 (1), 171
DOI 10.1007/s00018-024-05165-8, PubMed 38597989

Wenzel EM, Pedersen NM, Elfmark LA, Wang L, Kjos I, Stang E, Malerød L, Brech A, Stenmark H, Raiborg C (2024)
Intercellular transfer of cancer cell invasiveness via endosome-mediated protease shedding
Nat Commun, 15 (1), 1277
DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45558-8, PubMed 38341434

Publications 2023

Clement D, Szabo EK, Krokeide SZ, Wiiger MT, Vincenti M, Palacios D, Chang YT, Grimm C, Patel S, Stenmark H, Brech A, Majhi RK, Malmberg KJ (2023)
The Lysosomal Calcium Channel TRPML1 Maintains Mitochondrial Fitness in NK Cells through Interorganelle Cross-Talk
J Immunol, 211 (9), 1348-1358
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.2300406, PubMed 37737664

Hessvik NP, Sagini K, Romero S, Ramirez-Garrastacho M, Rodriguez M, Tutturen AEV, Kvalvaag A, Stang E, Brech A, Sandvig K, Llorente A (2023)
siRNA screening reveals that SNAP29 contributes to exosome release
Cell Mol Life Sci, 80 (7), 177
DOI 10.1007/s00018-023-04822-8, PubMed 37285022

Perdreau-Dahl H, Lipsett DB, Frisk M, Kermani F, Carlson CR, Brech A, Shen X, Bergan-Dahl A, Hou Y, Tuomainen T, Tavi P, Jones PP, Lunde M, Wasserstrom JA, Laporte J, Ullrich ND, Christensen G, Morth JP, Louch WE (2023)
BIN1, Myotubularin, and Dynamin-2 Coordinate T-Tubule Growth in Cardiomyocytes
Circ Res, 132 (11), e188-e205
DOI 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321732, PubMed 37139790

Pust S, Brech A, Wegner CS, Stenmark H, Haglund K (2023)
Vesicle-mediated transport of ALIX and ESCRT-III to the intercellular bridge during cytokinesis
Cell Mol Life Sci, 80 (8), 235
DOI 10.1007/s00018-023-04864-y, PubMed 37523003

Sandoz PA, Kuhnigk K, Szabo EK, Thunberg S, Erikson E, Sandström N, Verron Q, Brech A, Watzl C, Wagner AK, Alici E, Malmberg KJ, Uhlin M, Önfelt B (2023)
Modulation of lytic molecules restrain serial killing in γδ T lymphocytes
Nat Commun, 14 (1), 6035
DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-41634-7, PubMed 37758698

Totland MZ, Omori Y, Sørensen V, Kryeziu K, Aasen T, Brech A, Leithe E (2023)
Endocytic trafficking of connexins in cancer pathogenesis
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis, 1869 (7), 166812
DOI 10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166812, PubMed 37454772

Publications 2022

Espeland K, Kleinauskas A, Juzenas P, Brech A, Darvekar S, Vasovic V, Warloe T, Christensen E, Jahnsen J, Peng Q (2022)
Photodynamic Effects with 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Cytokines and Exosomes in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Biomedicines, 10 (2)
DOI 10.3390/biomedicines10020232, PubMed 35203441

Garcia-Garcia J, Berge AKM, Overå KS, Larsen KB, Bhujabal Z, Brech A, Abudu YP, Lamark T, Johansen T, Sjøttem E (2022)
TRIM27 is an autophagy substrate facilitating mitochondria clustering and mitophagy via phosphorylated TBK1
FEBS J, 290 (4), 1096-1116
DOI 10.1111/febs.16628, PubMed 36111389

Radulovic M, Wenzel EM, Gilani S, Holland LK, Lystad AH, Phuyal S, Olkkonen VM, Brech A, Jäättelä M, Maeda K, Raiborg C, Stenmark H (2022)
Cholesterol transfer via endoplasmic reticulum contacts mediates lysosome damage repair
EMBO J, 41 (24), e112677
DOI 10.15252/embj.2022112677, PubMed 36408828

Publications 2021

Agudo-Canalejo J, Schultz SW, Chino H, Migliano SM, Saito C, Koyama-Honda I, Stenmark H, Brech A, May AI, Mizushima N, Knorr RL (2021)
Wetting regulates autophagy of phase-separated compartments and the cytosol
Nature, 591 (7848), 142-146
DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-2992-3, PubMed 33473217

Khezri R, Holland P, Schoborg TA, Abramovich I, Takáts S, Dillard C, Jain A, O'Farrell F, Schultz SW, Hagopian WM, Quintana EM, Ng R, Katheder NS, Rahman MM, Teles Reis JG, Brech A, Jasper H, Rusan NM, Jahren AH, Gottlieb E, Rusten TE (2021)
Host autophagy mediates organ wasting and nutrient mobilization for tumor growth
EMBO J, 40 (18), e107336
DOI 10.15252/embj.2020107336, PubMed 34309071

Ravussin A, Brech A, Tooze SA, Stenmark H (2021)
The phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate-binding protein SNX4 controls ATG9A recycling and autophagy
J Cell Sci, 134 (3)
DOI 10.1242/jcs.250670, PubMed 33468622

Schultz SW, Agudo-Canalejo J, Chino H, Migliano SM, Saito C, Koyama-Honda I, Stenmark H, Brech A, Mizushima N, Knorr RL, May AI (2021)
Should I bend or should I grow: the mechanisms of droplet-mediated autophagosome formation
Autophagy, 17 (4), 1046-1048
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2021.1887548, PubMed 33629888

Tan KW, Nähse V, Campsteijn C, Brech A, Schink KO, Stenmark H (2021)
JIP4 is recruited by the phosphoinositide-binding protein Phafin2 to promote recycling tubules on macropinosomes
J Cell Sci, 134 (14)
DOI 10.1242/jcs.258495, PubMed 34109410

Valko A, Perez-Pandolfo S, Sorianello E, Brech A, Wappner P, Melani M (2021)
Adaptation to hypoxia in Drosophila melanogaster requires autophagy
Autophagy, 18 (4), 909-920
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2021.1991191, PubMed 34793268

Weisheit S, Wegner CS, Ailte I, Radulovic M, Weyergang A, Selbo PK, Brech A (2021)
Inhibiting autophagy increases the efficacy of low-dose photodynamic therapy
Biochem Pharmacol, 194, 114837
DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114837, PubMed 34780750

Publications 2020

Caglayan S, Hashim A, Cieslar-Pobuda A, Jensen V, Behringer S, Talug B, Chu DT, Pecquet C, Rogne M, Brech A, Brorson SH, Nagelhus EA, Hannibal L, Boschi A, Taskén K, Staerk J (2020)
Optic Atrophy 1 Controls Human Neuronal Development by Preventing Aberrant Nuclear DNA Methylation
iScience, 23 (6), 101154
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101154, PubMed 32450518

Jakobi AJ, Huber ST, Mortensen SA, Schultz SW, Palara A, Kuhm T, Shrestha BK, Lamark T, Hagen WJH, Wilmanns M, Johansen T, Brech A, Sachse C (2020)
Structural basis of p62/SQSTM1 helical filaments and their role in cellular cargo uptake
Nat Commun, 11 (1), 440
DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-14343-8, PubMed 31974402

Laiouar S, Berns N, Brech A, Riechmann V (2020)
RabX1 Organizes a Late Endosomal Compartment that Forms Tubular Connections to Lysosomes Consistent with a "Kiss and Run" Mechanism
Curr Biol, 30 (7), 1177-1188.e5
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.048, PubMed 32059769

Liese S, Wenzel EM, Kjos I, Rojas Molina R, Schultz SW, Brech A, Stenmark H, Raiborg C, Carlson A (2020)
Protein crowding mediates membrane remodeling in upstream ESCRT-induced formation of intraluminal vesicles
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 117 (46), 28614-28624
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2014228117, PubMed 33139578

Vietri M, Schultz SW, Bellanger A, Jones CM, Petersen LI, Raiborg C, Skarpen E, Pedurupillay CRJ, Kjos I, Kip E, Timmer R, Jain A, Collas P, Knorr RL, Grellscheid SN, Kusumaatmaja H, Brech A, Micci F, Stenmark H, Campsteijn C (2020)
Unrestrained ESCRT-III drives micronuclear catastrophe and chromosome fragmentation
Nat Cell Biol, 22 (7), 856-867
DOI 10.1038/s41556-020-0537-5, PubMed 32601372

Publications 2019

Goodridge JP, Jacobs B, Saetersmoen ML, Clement D, Hammer Q, Clancy T, Skarpen E, Brech A, Landskron J, Grimm C, Pfefferle A, Meza-Zepeda L, Lorenz S, Wiiger MT, Louch WE, Ask EH, Liu LL, Oei VYS, Kjällquist U, Linnarsson S, Patel S, Taskén K, Stenmark H, Malmberg KJ (2019)
Remodeling of secretory lysosomes during education tunes functional potential in NK cells
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 514
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-08384-x, PubMed 30705279

Hoem G, Bowitz Larsen K, Øvervatn A, Brech A, Lamark T, Sjøttem E, Johansen T (2019)
The FMRpolyGlycine Protein Mediates Aggregate Formation and Toxicity Independent of the CGG mRNA Hairpin in a Cellular Model for FXTAS
Front Genet, 10, 249
DOI 10.3389/fgene.2019.00249, PubMed 30984240

Holdgaard SG, Cianfanelli V, Pupo E, Lambrughi M, Lubas M, Nielsen JC, Eibes S, Maiani E, Harder LM, Wesch N, Foged MM, Maeda K, Nazio F, de la Ballina LR, Dötsch V, Brech A, Frankel LB, Jäättelä M, Locatelli F, Barisic M, Andersen JS, Bekker-Jensen S, Lund AH, Rogov VV, Papaleo E et al. (2019)
Selective autophagy maintains centrosome integrity and accurate mitosis by turnover of centriolar satellites
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 4176
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-12094-9, PubMed 31519908

Luhr M, Torgersen ML, Szalai P, Hashim A, Brech A, Staerk J, Engedal N (2019)
The kinase PERK and the transcription factor ATF4 play distinct and essential roles in autophagy resulting from tunicamycin-induced ER stress
J Biol Chem, 294 (20), 8197-8217
DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA118.002829, PubMed 30926605

Zhen Y, Spangenberg H, Munson MJ, Brech A, Schink KO, Tan KW, Sørensen V, Wenzel EM, Radulovic M, Engedal N, Simonsen A, Raiborg C, Stenmark H (2019)
ESCRT-mediated phagophore sealing during mitophagy
Autophagy, 16 (5), 826-841
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2019.1639301, PubMed 31366282

Publications 2018

Malerød L, Le Borgne R, Lie-Jensen A, Eikenes ÅH, Brech A, Liestøl K, Stenmark H, Haglund K (2018)
Centrosomal ALIX regulates mitotic spindle orientation by modulating astral microtubule dynamics
EMBO J, 37 (13)
DOI 10.15252/embj.201797741, PubMed 29858227

Mejlvang J, Olsvik H, Svenning S, Bruun JA, Abudu YP, Larsen KB, Brech A, Hansen TE, Brenne H, Hansen T, Stenmark H, Johansen T (2018)
Starvation induces rapid degradation of selective autophagy receptors by endosomal microautophagy
J Cell Biol, 217 (10), 3640-3655
DOI 10.1083/jcb.201711002, PubMed 30018090

Norum JH, Skarpen E, Brech A, Kuiper R, Waaler J, Krauss S, Sørlie T (2018)
The tankyrase inhibitor G007-LK inhibits small intestine LGR5+ stem cell proliferation without altering tissue morphology
Biol Res, 51 (1), 3
DOI 10.1186/s40659-017-0151-6, PubMed 29316982

Olsvik HL, Svenning S, Abudu YP, Brech A, Stenmark H, Johansen T, Mejlvang J (2018)
Endosomal microautophagy is an integrated part of the autophagic response to amino acid starvation
Autophagy, 15 (1), 182-183
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2018.1532265, PubMed 30295124

Wenzel EM, Schultz SW, Schink KO, Pedersen NM, Nähse V, Carlson A, Brech A, Stenmark H, Raiborg C (2018)
Concerted ESCRT and clathrin recruitment waves define the timing and morphology of intraluminal vesicle formation
Nat Commun, 9 (1), 2932
DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-05345-8, PubMed 30050131

Publications 2017

Ailte I, Lingelem AB, Kvalvaag AS, Kavaliauskiene S, Brech A, Koster G, Dommersnes PG, Bergan J, Skotland T, Sandvig K (2017)
Exogenous lysophospholipids with large head groups perturb clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Traffic, 18 (3), 176-191
DOI 10.1111/tra.12468, PubMed 28067430

Katheder NS, Khezri R, O'Farrell F, Schultz SW, Jain A, Rahman MM, Schink KO, Theodossiou TA, Johansen T, Juhász G, Bilder D, Brech A, Stenmark H, Rusten TE (2017)
Microenvironmental autophagy promotes tumour growth
Nature, 541 (7637), 417-420
DOI 10.1038/nature20815, PubMed 28077876

Lång A, Eriksson J, Schink KO, Lång E, Blicher P, Połeć A, Brech A, Dalhus B, Bøe SO (2017)
Visualization of PML nuclear import complexes reveals FG-repeat nucleoporins at cargo retrieval sites
Nucleus, 8 (4), 404-420
DOI 10.1080/19491034.2017.1306161, PubMed 28402725

O'Farrell F, Lobert VH, Sneeggen M, Jain A, Katheder NS, Wenzel EM, Schultz SW, Tan KW, Brech A, Stenmark H, Rusten TE (2017)
Class III phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase controls epithelial integrity through endosomal LKB1 regulation
Nat Cell Biol, 19 (12), 1412-1423
DOI 10.1038/ncb3631, PubMed 29084199

Olsen CE, Weyergang A, Edwards VT, Berg K, Brech A, Weisheit S, Høgset A, Selbo PK (2017)
Development of resistance to photodynamic therapy (PDT) in human breast cancer cells is photosensitizer-dependent: Possible mechanisms and approaches for overcoming PDT-resistance
Biochem Pharmacol, 144, 63-77
DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2017.08.002, PubMed 28784290

Totland MZ, Bergsland CH, Fykerud TA, Knudsen LM, Rasmussen NL, Eide PW, Yohannes Z, Sørensen V, Brech A, Lothe RA, Leithe E (2017)
The E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 induces endocytosis and lysosomal sorting of connexin 43 to promote loss of gap junctions
J Cell Sci, 130 (17), 2867-2882
DOI 10.1242/jcs.202408, PubMed 28733455

Publications 2016

Fykerud TA, Knudsen LM, Totland MZ, Sørensen V, Dahal-Koirala S, Lothe RA, Brech A, Leithe E (2016)
Mitotic cells form actin-based bridges with adjacent cells to provide intercellular communication during rounding
Cell Cycle, 15 (21), 2943-2957
DOI 10.1080/15384101.2016.1231280, PubMed 27625181

Hessvik NP, Øverbye A, Brech A, Torgersen ML, Jakobsen IS, Sandvig K, Llorente A (2016)
PIKfyve inhibition increases exosome release and induces secretory autophagy
Cell Mol Life Sci, 73 (24), 4717-4737
DOI 10.1007/s00018-016-2309-8, PubMed 27438886

Puvirajesinghe TM, Bertucci F, Jain A, Scerbo P, Belotti E, Audebert S, Sebbagh M, Lopez M, Brech A, Finetti P, Charafe-Jauffret E, Chaffanet M, Castellano R, Restouin A, Marchetto S, Collette Y, Gonçalvès A, Macara I, Birnbaum D, Kodjabachian L, Johansen T, Borg JP (2016)
Identification of p62/SQSTM1 as a component of non-canonical Wnt VANGL2-JNK signalling in breast cancer
Nat Commun, 7, 10318
DOI 10.1038/ncomms10318, PubMed 26754771

Publications 2015

Eikenes ÅH, Malerød L, Lie-Jensen A, Sem Wegner C, Brech A, Liestøl K, Stenmark H, Haglund K (2015)
Src64 controls a novel actin network required for proper ring canal formation in the Drosophila male germline
Development, 142 (23), 4107-18
DOI 10.1242/dev.124370, PubMed 26628094

Raiborg C, Wenzel EM, Pedersen NM, Olsvik H, Schink KO, Schultz SW, Vietri M, Nisi V, Bucci C, Brech A, Johansen T, Stenmark H (2015)
Repeated ER-endosome contacts promote endosome translocation and neurite outgrowth
Nature, 520 (7546), 234-8
DOI 10.1038/nature14359, PubMed 25855459

Thorvaldsen TE, Pedersen NM, Wenzel EM, Schultz SW, Brech A, Liestøl K, Waaler J, Krauss S, Stenmark H (2015)
Structure, Dynamics, and Functionality of Tankyrase Inhibitor-Induced Degradasomes
Mol Cancer Res, 13 (11), 1487-501
DOI 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-15-0125, PubMed 26124443

Vietri M, Schink KO, Campsteijn C, Wegner CS, Schultz SW, Christ L, Thoresen SB, Brech A, Raiborg C, Stenmark H (2015)
Spastin and ESCRT-III coordinate mitotic spindle disassembly and nuclear envelope sealing
Nature, 522 (7555), 231-5
DOI 10.1038/nature14408, PubMed 26040712

Publications 2014

Haugsten EM, Brech A, Liestøl K, Norman JC, Wesche J (2014)
Photoactivation approaches reveal a role for Rab11 in FGFR4 recycling and signalling
Traffic, 15 (6), 665-83
DOI 10.1111/tra.12168, PubMed 24589086

Oksvold MP, Kullmann A, Forfang L, Kierulf B, Li M, Brech A, Vlassov AV, Smeland EB, Neurauter A, Pedersen KW (2014)
Expression of B-cell surface antigens in subpopulations of exosomes released from B-cell lymphoma cells
Clin Ther, 36 (6), 847-862.e1
DOI 10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.05.010, PubMed 24952935

Phuyal S, Skotland T, Hessvik NP, Simolin H, Øverbye A, Brech A, Parton RG, Ekroos K, Sandvig K, Llorente A (2014)
The ether lipid precursor hexadecylglycerol stimulates the release and changes the composition of exosomes derived from PC-3 cells
J Biol Chem, 290 (7), 4225-37
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M114.593962, PubMed 25519911

Rørtveit R, Reiten MR, Lingaas F, Sveri SB, Brech A, Espenes A, Jansen JH (2014)
Glomerular Collagen V Codeposition and Hepatic Perisinusoidal Collagen III Accumulation in Canine Collagen Type III Glomerulopathy
Vet Pathol, 52 (6), 1134-41
DOI 10.1177/0300985814560237, PubMed 25487411

Wegner CS, Schink KO, Stenmark H, Brech A (2014)
Monitoring phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate in multivesicular endosome biogenesis
Methods Enzymol, 534, 3-23
DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-397926-1.00001-9, PubMed 24359945

Publications 2013

Amoasii L, Hnia K, Chicanne G, Brech A, Cowling BS, Müller MM, Schwab Y, Koebel P, Ferry A, Payrastre B, Laporte J (2013)
Myotubularin and PtdIns3P remodel the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle in vivo
J Cell Sci, 126 (Pt 8), 1806-19
DOI 10.1242/jcs.118505, PubMed 23444364

Eikenes ÅH, Brech A, Stenmark H, Haglund K (2013)
Spatiotemporal control of Cindr at ring canals during incomplete cytokinesis in the Drosophila male germline
Dev Biol, 377 (1), 9-20
DOI 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.02.021, PubMed 23499247

Hämälistö S, Pouwels J, de Franceschi N, Saari M, Ivarsson Y, Zimmermann P, Brech A, Stenmark H, Ivaska J (2013)
A ZO-1/α5β1-integrin complex regulates cytokinesis downstream of PKCε in NCI-H460 cells plated on fibronectin
PLoS One, 8 (8), e70696
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0070696, PubMed 23967087

Knævelsrud H, Søreng K, Raiborg C, Håberg K, Rasmuson F, Brech A, Liestøl K, Rusten TE, Stenmark H, Neufeld TP, Carlsson SR, Simonsen A (2013)
Membrane remodeling by the PX-BAR protein SNX18 promotes autophagosome formation
J Cell Biol, 202 (2), 331-49
DOI 10.1083/jcb.201205129, PubMed 23878278

Shahzidi S, Brech A, Sioud M, Li X, Suo Z, Nesland JM, Peng Q (2013)
Lamin A/C cleavage by caspase-6 activation is crucial for apoptotic induction by photodynamic therapy with hexaminolevulinate in human B-cell lymphoma cells
Cancer Lett, 339 (1), 25-32
DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.07.026, PubMed 23916608

Wu X, Chen JY, Brech A, Fang C, Wang J, Helm PJ, Peng Q (2013)
The use of femto-second lasers to trigger powerful explosions of gold nanorods to destroy cancer cells
Biomaterials, 34 (26), 6157-62
DOI 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.04.048, PubMed 23706782

Publications 2012

Deosaran E, Larsen KB, Hua R, Sargent G, Wang Y, Kim S, Lamark T, Jauregui M, Law K, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Brech A, Johansen T, Kim PK (2012)
NBR1 acts as an autophagy receptor for peroxisomes
J Cell Sci, 126 (Pt 4), 939-52
DOI 10.1242/jcs.114819, PubMed 23239026

Fykerud TA, Kjenseth A, Schink KO, Sirnes S, Bruun J, Omori Y, Brech A, Rivedal E, Leithe E (2012)
Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor-2 controls gap junction intercellular communication by modulating endocytosis and degradation of connexin43
J Cell Sci, 125 (Pt 17), 3966-76
DOI 10.1242/jcs.093500, PubMed 22623726

Hessvik NP, Phuyal S, Brech A, Sandvig K, Llorente A (2012)
Profiling of microRNAs in exosomes released from PC-3 prostate cancer cells
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1819 (11-12), 1154-63
DOI 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.08.016, PubMed 22982408

Klionsky DJ, Abdalla FC, Abeliovich H, Abraham RT, Acevedo-Arozena A, Adeli K, Agholme L, Agnello M, Agostinis P, Aguirre-Ghiso JA, Ahn HJ, Ait-Mohamed O, Ait-Si-Ali S, Akematsu T, Akira S, Al-Younes HM, Al-Zeer MA, Albert ML, Albin RL, Alegre-Abarrategui J, Aleo MF, Alirezaei M, Almasan A, Almonte-Becerril M, Amano A et al. (2012)
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy
Autophagy, 8 (4), 445-544
DOI 10.4161/auto.19496, PubMed 22966490

Oppelt A, Lobert VH, Haglund K, Mackey AM, Rameh LE, Liestøl K, Schink KO, Pedersen NM, Wenzel EM, Haugsten EM, Brech A, Rusten TE, Stenmark H, Wesche J (2012)
Production of phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate via PIKfyve and MTMR3 regulates cell migration
EMBO Rep, 14 (1), 57-64
DOI 10.1038/embor.2012.183, PubMed 23154468

Pedersen NM, Raiborg C, Brech A, Skarpen E, Roxrud I, Platta HW, Liestøl K, Stenmark H (2012)
The PtdIns3P-binding protein Phafin 2 mediates epidermal growth factor receptor degradation by promoting endosome fusion
Traffic, 13 (11), 1547-63
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2012.01400.x, PubMed 22816767

Publications 2011

Haugsten EM, Zakrzewska M, Brech A, Pust S, Olsnes S, Sandvig K, Wesche J (2011)
Clathrin- and dynamin-independent endocytosis of FGFR3--implications for signalling
PLoS One, 6 (7), e21708
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0021708, PubMed 21779335

Malerød L, Pedersen NM, Sem Wegner CE, Lobert VH, Leithe E, Brech A, Rivedal E, Liestøl K, Stenmark H (2011)
Cargo-dependent degradation of ESCRT-I as a feedback mechanism to modulate endosomal sorting
Traffic, 12 (9), 1211-26
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01220.x, PubMed 21564451

Sirnes S, Bruun J, Kolberg M, Kjenseth A, Lind GE, Svindland A, Brech A, Nesbakken A, Lothe RA, Leithe E, Rivedal E (2011)
Connexin43 acts as a colorectal cancer tumor suppressor and predicts disease outcome
Int J Cancer, 131 (3), 570-81
DOI 10.1002/ijc.26392, PubMed 21866551

Ugland H, Naderi S, Brech A, Collas P, Blomhoff HK (2011)
cAMP induces autophagy via a novel pathway involving ERK, cyclin E and Beclin 1
Autophagy, 7 (10), 1199-211
DOI 10.4161/auto.7.10.16649, PubMed 21750416

Warsame AA, Aasheim HC, Nustad K, Trøen G, Tierens A, Wang V, Randen U, Dong HP, Heim S, Brech A, Delabie J (2011)
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma with VH1-02 gene rearrangement expresses poly- and self-reactive antibodies with similar reactivity
Blood, 118 (12), 3331-9
DOI 10.1182/blood-2011-03-341651, PubMed 21725051

Publications 2010

Clausen TH, Lamark T, Isakson P, Finley K, Larsen KB, Brech A, Øvervatn A, Stenmark H, Bjørkøy G, Simonsen A, Johansen T (2010)
p62/SQSTM1 and ALFY interact to facilitate the formation of p62 bodies/ALIS and their degradation by autophagy
Autophagy, 6 (3), 330-44
DOI 10.4161/auto.6.3.11226, PubMed 20168092

Filimonenko M, Isakson P, Finley KD, Anderson M, Jeong H, Melia TJ, Bartlett BJ, Myers KM, Birkeland HC, Lamark T, Krainc D, Brech A, Stenmark H, Simonsen A, Yamamoto A (2010)
The selective macroautophagic degradation of aggregated proteins requires the PI3P-binding protein Alfy
Mol Cell, 38 (2), 265-79
DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.04.007, PubMed 20417604

Halaas O, Steigedal M, Haug M, Awuh JA, Ryan L, Brech A, Sato S, Husebye H, Cangelosi GA, Akira S, Strong RK, Espevik T, Flo TH (2010)
Intracellular Mycobacterium avium intersect transferrin in the Rab11(+) recycling endocytic pathway and avoid lipocalin 2 trafficking to the lysosomal pathway
J Infect Dis, 201 (5), 783-92
DOI 10.1086/650493, PubMed 20121435

Lobert VH, Brech A, Pedersen NM, Wesche J, Oppelt A, Malerød L, Stenmark H (2010)
Ubiquitination of alpha 5 beta 1 integrin controls fibroblast migration through lysosomal degradation of fibronectin-integrin complexes
Dev Cell, 19 (1), 148-59
DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2010.06.010, PubMed 20643357

Nezis IP, Shravage BV, Sagona AP, Lamark T, Bjørkøy G, Johansen T, Rusten TE, Brech A, Baehrecke EH, Stenmark H (2010)
Autophagic degradation of dBruce controls DNA fragmentation in nurse cells during late Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis
J Cell Biol, 190 (4), 523-31
DOI 10.1083/jcb.201002035, PubMed 20713604

Pankiv S, Alemu EA, Brech A, Bruun JA, Lamark T, Overvatn A, Bjørkøy G, Johansen T (2010)
FYCO1 is a Rab7 effector that binds to LC3 and PI3P to mediate microtubule plus end-directed vesicle transport
J Cell Biol, 188 (2), 253-69
DOI 10.1083/jcb.200907015, PubMed 20100911

Shimokawa N, Haglund K, Hölter SM, Grabbe C, Kirkin V, Koibuchi N, Schultz C, Rozman J, Hoeller D, Qiu CH, Londoño MB, Ikezawa J, Jedlicka P, Stein B, Schwarzacher SW, Wolfer DP, Ehrhardt N, Heuchel R, Nezis I, Brech A, Schmidt MHH, Fuchs H, Gailus-Durner V, Klingenspor M, Bogler O et al. (2010)
CIN85 regulates dopamine receptor endocytosis and governs behaviour in mice
EMBO J, 29 (14), 2421-32
DOI 10.1038/emboj.2010.120, PubMed 20551902

Stuffers S, Malerød L, Schink KO, Corvera S, Stenmark H, Brech A (2010)
Time-resolved ultrastructural detection of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate
J Histochem Cytochem, 58 (11), 1025-32
DOI 10.1369/jhc.2010.955815, PubMed 20713985

Publications 2009

Bjørkøy G, Lamark T, Pankiv S, Øvervatn A, Brech A, Johansen T (2009)
Monitoring autophagic degradation of p62/SQSTM1
Methods Enzymol, 452, 181-97
DOI 10.1016/S0076-6879(08)03612-4, PubMed 19200883

Brech A, Ahlquist T, Lothe RA, Stenmark H (2009)
Autophagy in tumour suppression and promotion
Mol Oncol, 3 (4), 366-75
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2009.05.007, PubMed 19559660

Leithe E, Kjenseth A, Sirnes S, Stenmark H, Brech A, Rivedal E (2009)
Ubiquitylation of the gap junction protein connexin-43 signals its trafficking from early endosomes to lysosomes in a process mediated by Hrs and Tsg101
J Cell Sci, 122 (Pt 21), 3883-93
DOI 10.1242/jcs.053801, PubMed 19808888

Nezis IP, Lamark T, Velentzas AD, Rusten TE, Bjørkøy G, Johansen T, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Stenmark H, Brech A (2009)
Cell death during Drosophila melanogaster early oogenesis is mediated through autophagy
Autophagy, 5 (3), 298-302
DOI 10.4161/auto.5.3.7454, PubMed 19066465

Skånland SS, Wälchli S, Brech A, Sandvig K (2009)
SNX4 in complex with clathrin and dynein: implications for endosome movement
PLoS One, 4 (6), e5935
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0005935, PubMed 19529763

Stuffers S, Sem Wegner C, Stenmark H, Brech A (2009)
Multivesicular endosome biogenesis in the absence of ESCRTs
Traffic, 10 (7), 925-37
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2009.00920.x, PubMed 19490536

Vaccari T, Rusten TE, Menut L, Nezis IP, Brech A, Stenmark H, Bilder D (2009)
Comparative analysis of ESCRT-I, ESCRT-II and ESCRT-III function in Drosophila by efficient isolation of ESCRT mutants
J Cell Sci, 122 (Pt 14), 2413-23
DOI 10.1242/jcs.046391, PubMed 19571114

Wegner CS, Malerød L, Pedersen NM, Progida C, Bakke O, Stenmark H, Brech A (2009)
Ultrastructural characterization of giant endosomes induced by GTPase-deficient Rab5
Histochem Cell Biol, 133 (1), 41-55
DOI 10.1007/s00418-009-0643-8, PubMed 19830447

Zheng YT, Shahnazari S, Brech A, Lamark T, Johansen T, Brumell JH (2009)
The adaptor protein p62/SQSTM1 targets invading bacteria to the autophagy pathway
J Immunol, 183 (9), 5909-16
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.0900441, PubMed 19812211

Publications 2008

Lindmo K, Brech A, Finley KD, Gaumer S, Contamine D, Rusten TE, Stenmark H (2008)
The PI 3-kinase regulator Vps15 is required for autophagic clearance of protein aggregates
Autophagy, 4 (4), 500-6
DOI 10.4161/auto.5829, PubMed 18326940

Morrison HA, Dionne H, Rusten TE, Brech A, Fisher WW, Pfeiffer BD, Celniker SE, Stenmark H, Bilder D (2008)
Regulation of early endosomal entry by the Drosophila tumor suppressors Rabenosyn and Vps45
Mol Biol Cell, 19 (10), 4167-76
DOI 10.1091/mbc.e08-07-0716, PubMed 18685079

Nezis IP, Simonsen A, Sagona AP, Finley K, Gaumer S, Contamine D, Rusten TE, Stenmark H, Brech A (2008)
Ref(2)P, the Drosophila melanogaster homologue of mammalian p62, is required for the formation of protein aggregates in adult brain
J Cell Biol, 180 (6), 1065-71
DOI 10.1083/jcb.200711108, PubMed 18347073

Stuffers S, Brech A, Stenmark H (2008)
ESCRT proteins in physiology and disease
Exp Cell Res, 315 (9), 1619-26
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.10.013, PubMed 19013455

Publications 2007

Filimonenko M, Stuffers S, Raiborg C, Yamamoto A, Malerød L, Fisher EM, Isaacs A, Brech A, Stenmark H, Simonsen A (2007)
Functional multivesicular bodies are required for autophagic clearance of protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative disease
J Cell Biol, 179 (3), 485-500
DOI 10.1083/jcb.200702115, PubMed 17984323

Malerød L, Stuffers S, Brech A, Stenmark H (2007)
Vps22/EAP30 in ESCRT-II mediates endosomal sorting of growth factor and chemokine receptors destined for lysosomal degradation
Traffic, 8 (11), 1617-29
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2007.00630.x, PubMed 17714434

Pankiv S, Clausen TH, Lamark T, Brech A, Bruun JA, Outzen H, Øvervatn A, Bjørkøy G, Johansen T (2007)
p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated protein aggregates by autophagy
J Biol Chem, 282 (33), 24131-45
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M702824200, PubMed 17580304

Progida C, Malerød L, Stuffers S, Brech A, Bucci C, Stenmark H (2007)
RILP is required for the proper morphology and function of late endosomes
J Cell Sci, 120 (Pt 21), 3729-37
DOI 10.1242/jcs.017301, PubMed 17959629

Rusten TE, Vaccari T, Lindmo K, Rodahl LM, Nezis IP, Sem-Jacobsen C, Wendler F, Vincent JP, Brech A, Bilder D, Stenmark H (2007)
ESCRTs and Fab1 regulate distinct steps of autophagy
Curr Biol, 17 (20), 1817-25
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.032, PubMed 17935992

Simonsen A, Cumming RC, Brech A, Isakson P, Schubert DR, Finley KD (2007)
Promoting basal levels of autophagy in the nervous system enhances longevity and oxidant resistance in adult Drosophila
Autophagy, 4 (2), 176-84
DOI 10.4161/auto.5269, PubMed 18059160

Publications 2006

Bache KG, Stuffers S, Malerød L, Slagsvold T, Raiborg C, Lechardeur D, Wälchli S, Lukacs GL, Brech A, Stenmark H (2006)
The ESCRT-III subunit hVps24 is required for degradation but not silencing of the epidermal growth factor receptor
Mol Biol Cell, 17 (6), 2513-23
DOI 10.1091/mbc.e05-10-0915, PubMed 16554368

Husebye H, Halaas Ø, Stenmark H, Tunheim G, Sandanger Ø, Bogen B, Brech A, Latz E, Espevik T (2006)
Endocytic pathways regulate Toll-like receptor 4 signaling and link innate and adaptive immunity
EMBO J, 25 (4), 683-92
DOI 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600991, PubMed 16467847

Leithe E, Brech A, Rivedal E (2006)
Endocytic processing of connexin43 gap junctions: a morphological study
Biochem J, 393 (Pt 1), 59-67
DOI 10.1042/BJ20050674, PubMed 16162097

Lindmo K, Simonsen A, Brech A, Finley K, Rusten TE, Stenmark H (2006)
A dual function for Deep orange in programmed autophagy in the Drosophila melanogaster fat body
Exp Cell Res, 312 (11), 2018-27
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.03.002, PubMed 16600212

Rusten TE, Rodahl LM, Pattni K, Englund C, Samakovlis C, Dove S, Brech A, Stenmark H (2006)
Fab1 phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate 5-kinase controls trafficking but not silencing of endocytosed receptors
Mol Biol Cell, 17 (9), 3989-4001
DOI 10.1091/mbc.e06-03-0239, PubMed 16837550

Slagsvold T, Marchese A, Brech A, Stenmark H (2006)
CISK attenuates degradation of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 via the ubiquitin ligase AIP4
EMBO J, 25 (16), 3738-49
DOI 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601267, PubMed 16888620

Publications 2005

Bjørkøy G, Lamark T, Brech A, Outzen H, Perander M, Overvatn A, Stenmark H, Johansen T (2005)
p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death
J Cell Biol, 171 (4), 603-14
DOI 10.1083/jcb.200507002, PubMed 16286508

Cabezas A, Bache KG, Brech A, Stenmark H (2005)
Alix regulates cortical actin and the spatial distribution of endosomes
J Cell Sci, 118 (Pt 12), 2625-35
DOI 10.1242/jcs.02382, PubMed 15914539

Haugsten EM, Sørensen V, Brech A, Olsnes S, Wesche J (2005)
Different intracellular trafficking of FGF1 endocytosed by the four homologous FGF receptors
J Cell Sci, 118 (Pt 17), 3869-81
DOI 10.1242/jcs.02509, PubMed 16091423

Publications 2004

Rusten TE, Lindmo K, Juhász G, Sass M, Seglen PO, Brech A, Stenmark H (2004)
Programmed autophagy in the Drosophila fat body is induced by ecdysone through regulation of the PI3K pathway
Dev Cell, 7 (2), 179-92
DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2004.07.005, PubMed 15296715

Simonsen A, Birkeland HC, Gillooly DJ, Mizushima N, Kuma A, Yoshimori T, Slagsvold T, Brech A, Stenmark H (2004)
Alfy, a novel FYVE-domain-containing protein associated with protein granules and autophagic membranes
J Cell Sci, 117 (Pt 18), 4239-51
DOI 10.1242/jcs.01287, PubMed 15292400

Sørensen V, Brech A, Khnykin D, Kolpakova E, Citores L, Olsnes S (2004)
Deletion mutant of FGFR4 induces onion-like membrane structures in the nucleus
J Cell Sci, 117 (Pt 9), 1807-19
DOI 10.1242/jcs.01047, PubMed 15075241

Publications 2003

Bache KG, Brech A, Mehlum A, Stenmark H (2003)
Hrs regulates multivesicular body formation via ESCRT recruitment to endosomes
J Cell Biol, 162 (3), 435-42
DOI 10.1083/jcb.200302131, PubMed 12900395

Mousavi SA, Brech A, Berg T, Kjeken R (2003)
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulates maturation of lysosomes in rat hepatocytes
Biochem J, 372 (Pt 3), 861-9
DOI 10.1042/BJ20021136, PubMed 12646047

Nilsen T, Slagsvold T, Skjerpen CS, Brech A, Stenmark H, Olsnes S (2003)
Peroxisomal targeting as a tool for assaying potein-protein interactions in the living cell: cytokine-independent survival kinase (CISK) binds PDK-1 in vivo in a phosphorylation-dependent manner
J Biol Chem, 279 (6), 4794-801
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M309653200, PubMed 14604990

Publications 2001

Kjeken R, Mousavi SA, Brech A, Gjøen T, Berg T (2001)
Fluid phase endocytosis of [125I]iodixanol in rat liver parenchymal, endothelial and Kupffer cells
Cell Tissue Res, 304 (2), 221-30
DOI 10.1007/s004410100348, PubMed 11396716

Kjeken R, Mousavi SA, Brech A, Griffiths G, Berg T (2001)
Wortmannin-sensitive trafficking steps in the endocytic pathway in rat liver endothelial cells
Biochem J, 357 (Pt 2), 497-503
DOI 10.1042/0264-6021:3570497, PubMed 11439100

Mousavi SA, Kjeken R, Berg TO, Seglen PO, Berg T, Brech A (2001)
Effects of inhibitors of the vacuolar proton pump on hepatic heterophagy and autophagy
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1510 (1-2), 243-57
DOI 10.1016/s0005-2736(00)00354-0, PubMed 11342162

Publications 2000

Eliassen TM, Frøystad MK, Dannevig BH, Jankowska M, Brech A, Falk K, Romøren K, Gjøen T (2000)
Initial events in infectious salmon anemia virus infection: evidence for the requirement of a low-pH step
J Virol, 74 (1), 218-27
DOI 10.1128/jvi.74.1.218-227.2000, PubMed 10590109

Løvdal T, Andersen E, Brech A, Berg T (2000)
Fc receptor mediated endocytosis of small soluble immunoglobulin G immune complexes in Kupffer and endothelial cells from rat liver
J Cell Sci, 113 ( Pt 18), 3255-66
DOI 10.1242/jcs.113.18.3255, PubMed 10954423

Publications 1999

Synnes M, Prydz K, Løvdal T, Brech A, Berg T (1999)
Fluid phase endocytosis and galactosyl receptor-mediated endocytosis employ different early endosomes
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1421 (2), 317-28
DOI 10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00134-0, PubMed 10518701

Publications 1998

Brech A, Kjeken R, Synnes M, Berg T, Roos N, Prydz K (1998)
Endocytosed ricin and asialoorosomucoid follow different intracellular pathways in hepatocytes
Biochim Biophys Acta, 1373 (1), 195-208
DOI 10.1016/s0005-2736(98)00104-7, PubMed 9733965

Simonsen A, Lippé R, Christoforidis S, Gaullier JM, Brech A, Callaghan J, Toh BH, Murphy C, Zerial M, Stenmark H (1998)
EEA1 links PI(3)K function to Rab5 regulation of endosome fusion
Nature, 394 (6692), 494-8
DOI 10.1038/28879, PubMed 9697774

Publications 1996

Berg T, Gudmundsen O, Brech A, Kjeken R, Gjøen T (1996)
Clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytosis in liver cells
Z Gastroenterol, 34 Suppl 3, 92-4
PubMed 8767476

Brech A, Løvdahl T, Kjeken R, Roos N, Berg T (1996)
Density shift of endocytic vesicles induced by uptake of colloidal gold particles in rat hepatocytes
Z Gastroenterol, 34 Suppl 3, 79-80
PubMed 8767471

Tjelle TE, Brech A, Juvet LK, Griffiths G, Berg T (1996)
Isolation and characterization of early endosomes, late endosomes and terminal lysosomes: their role in protein degradation
J Cell Sci, 109 ( Pt 12), 2905-14
DOI 10.1242/jcs.109.12.2905, PubMed 9013338

Publications 1995

Holen I, Gordon PB, Strømhaug PE, Berg TO, Fengsrud M, Brech A, Roos N, Berg T, Seglen PO (1995)
Inhibition of asialoglycoprotein endocytosis and degradation in rat hepatocytes by protein phosphatase inhibitors
Biochem J, 311 ( Pt 1) (Pt 1), 317-26
DOI 10.1042/bj3110317, PubMed 7575471

Kjeken R, Brech A, Løvdal T, Roos N, Berg T (1995)
Involvement of early and late lysosomes in the degradation of mannosylated ligands by rat liver endothelial cells
Exp Cell Res, 216 (2), 290-8
DOI 10.1006/excr.1995.1037, PubMed 7843273

Publications 1993

BERG T, BRECH A, KJEKEN R, ROOS N (1993)
PRELYSOSOMAL DEGRADATION IN RAT-LIVER ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
CELLS OF THE HEPATIC SINUSOID, VOL 4, 426-430

Brech A, Magnusson S, Stang E, Berg T, Roos N (1993)
Receptor-mediated endocytosis of ricin in rat liver endothelial cells. An immunocytochemical study
Eur J Cell Biol, 60 (1), 154-62
PubMed 8462592

Publications 1992

Brech A (1992)
Endocytose av ricin i rottelever endotelceller
[A. Brech], Oslo, 85 s.
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