!!Taina Pihlajaniemi - Selected Publications
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238 original articles and reviews in international scientific journals with referee practice ([https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=pihlajaniemi+t]), Hirsch index 61, total citations 11 917\\
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1. Kapiainen E, Kihlström MK, Pietilä R, Kaakinen M, Ronkainen VP, Tu H, Heikkinen A, Devarajan R, Miinalainen I, Laitakari A, Ansarizadeh M, Zhang Q, Wei GH, Ruddock L, Pihlajaniemi T, Elamaa H, Eklund L. The Amino-Terminal Oligomerization Domain of Angiopoietin-2 Affects Vascular Remodeling, Mammary Gland Tumor Growth, and Lung Metastasis in Mice. Cancer Res. 81: 129-143, 2021. \\
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2. Petäistö T, Vicente D, Mäkelä KA, Finnilä MA, Miinalainen I, Koivunen J, Izzi V, Aikio M, Karppinen SM, Devarajan R, Thevenot J, Herzig KH, Heljasvaara R, Pihlajaniemi T. Lack of collagen XVIII leads to lipodystrophy and perturbs hepatic glucose and lipid homeostasis. J Physiol. 598: 3373-3393, 2020.\\
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3. Izzi V, Lakkala J, Devarajan R, Kääriäinen A, Koivunen J, Heljasvaara R, Pihlajaniemi T. Pan-Cancer analysis of the expression and regulation of matrisome genes across 32 tumor types. Matrix Biol Plus. 1: 100004, 2019. \\
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4. Härönen H, Zainul Z, Naumenko N, Sormunen R, Miinalainen I, Shakirzyanova A, Santoleri S, Kemppainen AV, Giniatullin R, Pihlajaniemi T, Heikkinen A. Correct expression and localization of collagen XIII are crucial for the normal formation and function of the neuromuscular system. Eur J Neurosci. 49: 1491-1511, 2019. \\
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5. Kaur I, Ruskamo S, Koivunen J, Heljasvaara R, Lackman JJ, Izzi V, Petäjä-Repo UE, Kursula P, Pihlajaniemi T. The N-terminal domain of unknown function (DUF959) in collagen XVIII is intrinsically disordered and highly O-glycosylated. Biochem J. 475: 3577-3593, 2018. \\
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6. Zainul Z, Heikkinen A, Koivisto H, Rautalahti I, Kallio M, Lin S, Härönen H, Norman O, Rüegg MA, Tanila H, Pihlajaniemi T. Collagen XIII Is Required for Neuromuscular Synapse Regeneration and Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury. J Neurosci. 38: 4243-4258, 2018.\\
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7. Izzi V, Lakkala J, Devarajan R, Ruotsalainen H, Savolainen ER, Koistinen P, Heljasvaara R, Pihlajaniemi T. An extracellular matrix signature in leukemia precursor cells and acute myeloid leukemia. Haematologica 102: e245-e248, 2017. \\
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8. Härönen H, Zainul Z, Tu H, Naumenko N, Sormunen R, Miinalainen I, Shakirzyanova A, Oikarainen T, Abdullin A, Martin P, Santoleri S, Koistinaho J, Silman I, Giniatullin R, Fox MA, Heikkinen A, Pihlajaniemi T. Collagen XIII secures pre- and postsynaptic integrity of the neuromuscular synapse. Hum Mol Genet. 26: 2076-2090, 2017. \\
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9. Géraud C, Koch PS, Zierow J, Klapproth K, Busch K, Olsavszky V, Leibing T, Demory A, Ulbrich F, Diett M, Singh S, Sticht C, Breitkopf-Heinlein K, Richter K, Karppinen SM, Pihlajaniemi T, Arnold B, Rodewald HR, Augustin HG, Schledzewski K, Goerdt S. GATA4-dependent organ-specific endothelial differentiation controls liver development and embryonic hematopoiesis. J Clin Invest. 127: 1099-1114, 2017. \\
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10. Heljasvaara R, Aikio M, Ruotsalainen H, Pihlajaniemi T. Collagen XVIII in tissue homeostasis and dysregulation - Lessons learned from model organisms and human patients. Matrix Biol. 57-58: 55-75, 2017.