Nikolai Engedal

  • Senior researcher; PhD
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Bio

Dr. Engedal joined the Urbanucci lab in the summer 2019. He is currently exploring epigenetic-targeting drugs for novel chemo/radiation combination therapies in prostate cancer. Other research interests include delineating the role of autophagy in cancer, and the potential use of autophagy modulation in cancer therapy.

Dr Engedal graduated with an MSc in Biochemistry at the University of Oslo, where he studied signaling, transcriptional regulation, and cell death in prostate cancer cells in the group of Professor Fahri Saatcioglu. In 2005, he obtained a PhD (Dr. philos) in Cell Biology/Immunology at the Medical Faculty (University of Oslo), studying the regulation of T cell proliferation and cell death by retinoic acid in the group of Professor Heidi Kiil Blomhoff. Following a postdoc period in the group of Professor Kirsten Sandvig at the Norwegian Radium Hospital, where he studied membrane transport mechanisms and cancer-relevant toxins, he in 2010 joined the group of Professor Ian G. Mills at the Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM; a Nordic EMBL partnership). Here Dr Engedal started his own project centered on understanding the molecular regulation of autophagy (a lysosomal degradation pathway for intracellular material) and cell death by calcium and ER stress signaling. For this he received several research grants, including a young talent grant from the Research Council of Norway. The focus on autophagy included a long-term collaboration (since 2012) with the Norwegian pioneer in autophagy research, Professor Per O. Seglen. Dr Engedal led the independent research group “The Autophagy Team” at NCMM in the period 2014-2019, publishing >20 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr Engedal is chairing the Nordic Autophagy Society (since 2015), and is a Norwegian representative in the managing committee of the TransAUTOPHAGY EU COST action CA15138 (since 2016). Dr Engedal guest edited the Special Issue “Transautophagy: Research and Translation of Autophagy Knowledge” in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity (ISSN 1942-0900) in 2018, and is currently guest editing the Special Issue “Autophagy in Cancer” in Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). Dr Engedal has authored >40 papers in peer-reviewed journals (see list of publications below).

 

Original articles

Lindner P, Christensen SB, Nissen P, Møller JV, Engedal N (2020)
Cell death induced by the ER stressor thapsigargin involves death receptor 5, a non-autophagic function of MAP1LC3B, and distinct contributions from unfolded protein response components
Cell Commun Signal, 18 (1), 12
DOI 10.1186/s12964-019-0499-z, PubMed 31987044

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
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2019.1639301, PubMed 31366282

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

Szwed M, Sønstevold T, Øverbye A, Engedal N, Grallert B, Mørch Ý, Sulheim E, Iversen TG, Skotland T, Sandvig K, Torgersen ML (2019)
Small variations in nanoparticle structure dictate differential cellular stress responses and mode of cell death
Nanotoxicology, 13 (6), 761-782
DOI 10.1080/17435390.2019.1576238, PubMed 30760074

Engedal N, Luhr M, Szalai P, Seglen PO (2019)
Measurement of Bulk Autophagy by a Cargo Sequestration Assay
Methods Mol Biol, 1880, 307-313
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-8873-0_20, PubMed 30610706

Roest G, Hesemans E, Welkenhuyzen K, Luyten T, Engedal N, Bultynck G, Parys JB (2018)
The ER Stress Inducer l-Azetidine-2-Carboxylic Acid Elevates the Levels of Phospho-eIF2α and of LC3-II in a Ca2+-Dependent Manner
Cells, 7 (12)
DOI 10.3390/cells7120239, PubMed 30513588

Szalai P, Parys JB, Bultynck G, Christensen SB, Nissen P, Møller JV, Engedal N (2018)
Nonlinear relationship between ER Ca2+ depletion versus induction of the unfolded protein response, autophagy inhibition, and cell death
Cell Calcium, 76, 48-61
DOI 10.1016/j.ceca.2018.09.005, PubMed 30261424

Luhr M, Szalai P, Engedal N (2018)
The Lactate Dehydrogenase Sequestration Assay - A Simple and Reliable Method to Determine Bulk Autophagic Sequestration Activity in Mammalian Cells
J Vis Exp (137)
DOI 10.3791/57971, PubMed 30102280

Szalai P, Engedal N (2018)
An Image-based Assay for High-throughput Analysis of Cell Proliferation and Cell Death of Adherent Cells
Bio-protocol, 8 (9), e2835

Luhr M, Saetre F, Engedal N (2018)
The Long-lived Protein Degradation Assay: an Efficient Method for Quantitative Determination of the Autophagic Flux of Endogenous Proteins in Adherent Cell Lines
Bio-protocol, 8 (9), e2836

Engedal N, Žerovnik E, Rudov A, Galli F, Olivieri F, Procopio AD, Rippo MR, Monsurrò V, Betti M, Albertini MC (2018)
From Oxidative Stress Damage to Pathways, Networks, and Autophagy via MicroRNAs
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2018, 4968321
DOI 10.1155/2018/4968321, PubMed 29849898

Mauthe M, Orhon I, Rocchi C, Zhou X, Luhr M, Hijlkema KJ, Coppes RP, Engedal N, Mari M, Reggiori F (2018)
Chloroquine inhibits autophagic flux by decreasing autophagosome-lysosome fusion
Autophagy, 14 (8), 1435-1455
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2018.1474314, PubMed 29940786

Sehgal P, Szalai P, Olesen C, Praetorius HA, Nissen P, Christensen SB, Engedal N, Møller JV (2017)
Inhibition of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+-ATPase by thapsigargin analogs induces cell death via ER Ca2+ depletion and the unfolded protein response
J Biol Chem, 292 (48), 19656-19673
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M117.796920, PubMed 28972171

Kjos I, Borg Distefano M, Sætre F, Repnik U, Holland P, Jones AT, Engedal N, Simonsen A, Bakke O, Progida C (2017)
Rab7b modulates autophagic flux by interacting with Atg4B
EMBO Rep, 18 (10), 1727-1739
DOI 10.15252/embr.201744069, PubMed 28835545

Vdovikova S, Luhr M, Szalai P, Nygård Skalman L, Francis MK, Lundmark R, Engedal N, Johansson J, Wai SN (2017)
A Novel Role of Listeria monocytogenes Membrane Vesicles in Inhibition of Autophagy and Cell Death
Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 7, 154
DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00154, PubMed 28516064

Engedal N, Seglen PO (2015)
Autophagy of cytoplasmic bulk cargo does not require LC3
Autophagy, 12 (2), 439-41
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2015.1076606, PubMed 26237084

Saetre F, Hagen LK, Engedal N, Seglen PO (2015)
Novel steps in the autophagic-lysosomal pathway
FEBS J, 282 (11), 2202-14
DOI 10.1111/febs.13268, PubMed 25779646

Szalai P, Hagen LK, Sætre F, Luhr M, Sponheim M, Øverbye A, Mills IG, Seglen PO, Engedal N (2015)
Autophagic bulk sequestration of cytosolic cargo is independent of LC3, but requires GABARAPs
Exp Cell Res, 333 (1), 21-38
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.02.003, PubMed 25684710

Seglen PO, Luhr M, Mills IG, Sætre F, Szalai P, Engedal N (2015)
Macroautophagic cargo sequestration assays
Methods, 75, 25-36
DOI 10.1016/j.ymeth.2014.12.021, PubMed 25576638

Itkonen HM, Engedal N, Babaie E, Luhr M, Guldvik IJ, Minner S, Hohloch J, Tsourlakis MC, Schlomm T, Mills IG (2014)
UAP1 is overexpressed in prostate cancer and is protective against inhibitors of N-linked glycosylation
Oncogene, 34 (28), 3744-50
DOI 10.1038/onc.2014.307, PubMed 25241896

Torgersen ML, Engedal N, Bøe SO, Hokland P, Simonsen A (2013)
Targeting autophagy potentiates the apoptotic effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors in t(8;21) AML cells
Blood, 122 (14), 2467-76
DOI 10.1182/blood-2013-05-500629, PubMed 23970379

Engedal N, Torgersen ML, Guldvik IJ, Barfeld SJ, Bakula D, Sætre F, Hagen LK, Patterson JB, Proikas-Cezanne T, Seglen PO, Simonsen A, Mills IG (2013)
Modulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis blocks autophagosome formation
Autophagy, 9 (10), 1475-90
DOI 10.4161/auto.25900, PubMed 23970164

Kvalvaag AS, Pust S, Sundet KI, Engedal N, Simm R, Sandvig K (2013)
The ERM proteins ezrin and moesin regulate retrograde Shiga toxin transport
Traffic, 14 (7), 839-52
DOI 10.1111/tra.12077, PubMed 23593995

Torgersen ML, Engedal N, Pedersen AM, Husebye H, Espevik T, Sandvig K (2010)
Toll-like receptor 4 facilitates binding of Shiga toxin to colon carcinoma and primary umbilical vein endothelial cells
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 61 (1), 63-75
DOI 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00749.x, PubMed 21054580

Torgersen ML, Engedal N, Bergan J, Sandvig K (2010)
The Intracellular Journey of Shiga Toxins
The Open Toxinology Journal, 3, 3-12
PublikaID 24

Engedal N, Auberger P, Blomhoff HK (2008)
Retinoic acid regulates Fas-induced apoptosis in Jurkat T cells: reversal of mitogen-mediated repression of Fas DISC assembly
J Leukoc Biol, 85 (3), 469-80
DOI 10.1189/jlb.1107790, PubMed 19112091

Engedal N, Gjevik T, Blomhoff R, Blomhoff HK (2006)
All-trans retinoic acid stimulates IL-2-mediated proliferation of human T lymphocytes: early induction of cyclin D3
J Immunol, 177 (5), 2851-61
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.177.5.2851, PubMed 16920920

Engedal N, Ertesvag A, Blomhoff HK (2004)
Survival of activated human T lymphocytes is promoted by retinoic acid via induction of IL-2
Int Immunol, 16 (3), 443-53
DOI 10.1093/intimm/dxh048, PubMed 14978018

Engedal N, Blomhoff HK (2003)
Combined action of ERK and NF kappa B mediates the protective effect of phorbol ester on Fas-induced apoptosis in Jurkat cells
J Biol Chem, 278 (13), 10934-41
DOI 10.1074/jbc.M211556200, PubMed 12551910

Ertesvag A, Engedal N, Naderi S, Blomhoff HK (2002)
Retinoic acid stimulates the cell cycle machinery in normal T cells: involvement of retinoic acid receptor-mediated IL-2 secretion
J Immunol, 169 (10), 5555-63
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.169.10.5555, PubMed 12421932

Engedal N, Korkmaz CG, Saatcioglu F (2002)
C-Jun N-terminal kinase is required for phorbol ester- and thapsigargin-induced apoptosis in the androgen responsive prostate cancer cell line LNCaP
Oncogene, 21 (7), 1017-27
DOI 10.1038/sj.onc.1205167, PubMed 11850819

Engedal N, Saatcioglu F (2001)
Ceramide-induced cell death in the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP has both necrotic and apoptotic features
Prostate, 46 (4), 289-97
DOI 10.1002/1097-0045(20010301)46:4<289::aid-pros1035>3.0.co;2-k, PubMed 11241551

Frønsdal K, Engedal N, Saatcioglu F (2000)
Efficient DNA-mediated gene transfer into prostate cancer cell line LNCaP
Prostate, 43 (2), 111-7
DOI 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(20000501)43:2<111::aid-pros5>3.0.co;2-4, PubMed 10754526

Frønsdal K, Engedal N, Slagsvold T, Saatcioglu F (1998)
CREB binding protein is a coactivator for the androgen receptor and mediates cross-talk with AP-1
J Biol Chem, 273 (48), 31853-9
DOI 10.1074/jbc.273.48.31853, PubMed 9822653

Review articles

Pajares M, Cuadrado A, Engedal N, Jirsova Z, Cahova M (2018)
The Role of Free Radicals in Autophagy Regulation: Implications for Ageing
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2018, 2450748
DOI 10.1155/2018/2450748, PubMed 29682156

Luhr M, Szalai P, Sætre F, Gerner L, Seglen PO, Engedal N (2016)
A Simple Cargo Sequestration Assay for Quantitative Measurement of Nonselective Autophagy in Cultured Cells
Methods Enzymol, 587, 351-364
DOI 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.09.064, PubMed 28253965

Klionsky DJ, Abdelmohsen K, Abe A, Abedin MJ, Abeliovich H, Acevedo Arozena A, Adachi H, Adams CM, Adams PD, Adeli K, Adhihetty PJ, Adler SG, Agam G, Agarwal R, Aghi MK, Agnello M, Agostinis P, Aguilar PV, Aguirre-Ghiso J, Airoldi EM, Ait-Si-Ali S, Akematsu T, Akporiaye ET, Al-Rubeai M, Albaiceta GM et al. (2016)
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
Autophagy, 12 (1), 1-222
DOI 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356, PubMed 26799652

Engedal N, Mills IG (2014)
Endosomal signaling and oncogenesis
Methods Enzymol, 535, 179-200
DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-397925-4.00012-2, PubMed 24377925

Engedal N, Skotland T, Torgersen ML, Sandvig K (2011)
Shiga toxin and its use in targeted cancer therapy and imaging
Microb Biotechnol, 4 (1), 32-46
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00180.x, PubMed 21255370

Engedal N (2011)
Immune regulator vitamin A and T cell death
Vitam Horm, 86, 153-78
DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-386960-9.00007-1, PubMed 21419271

Sandvig K, Torgersen ML, Engedal N, Skotland T, Iversen TG (2010)
Protein toxins from plants and bacteria: probes for intracellular transport and tools in medicine
FEBS Lett, 584 (12), 2626-34
DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.04.008, PubMed 20385131

Other articles

Albertini MC, Proikas-Cezanne T, Engedal N, Žerovnik E, Lane JD (2018)
Transautophagy: Research and Translation of Autophagy Knowledge
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2018, 7504165
DOI 10.1155/2018/7504165, PubMed 29861835

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