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Helene J. Bustad

Research scientist Haukeland University Hospital | University of Bergen
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Arc is a flexible modular protein capable of reversible self-oligomerization

C Myrum, A Baumann, HJ Bustad, MI Flydal… - Biochemical …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
The immediate early gene product Arc (activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein)
is posited as a master regulator of long-term synaptic plasticity and memory. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Acute intermittent porphyria: an overview of therapy developments and future perspectives focusing on stabilisation of HMBS and proteostasis regulators

HJ Bustad, JP Kallio, M Vorland, V Fiorentino… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease with low
clinical penetrance, caused by mutations in the hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) gene, …

Arc self‐association and formation of virus‐like capsids are mediated by an N‐terminal helical coil motif

…, EI Hallin, S Grødem, HJ Bustad… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Activity‐regulated cytoskeleton‐associated protein (Arc) is a protein interaction hub with
diverse roles in intracellular neuronal signaling, and important functions in neuronal synaptic …

In vitro characterization of six STUB1 variants in spinocerebellar ataxia 16 reveals altered structural properties for the encoded CHIP proteins

…, R Kleppe, S Erdal, HJ Bustad… - Bioscience …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 16 (SCAR16) is caused by biallelic mutations
in the STIP1 homology and U-box containing protein 1 (STUB1) gene encoding the ubiquitin …

[HTML][HTML] High-affinity anti-Arc nanobodies provide tools for structural and functional studies

S Markússon, EI Hallin, HJ Bustad, A Raasakka, J Xu… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) is a multidomain protein of retroviral
origin with a vital role in the regulation of synaptic plasticity and memory formation in …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Dominant Variants in STUB1, Segregating in Families with SCA48, Display In Vitro Functional Impairments Indistinctive from Recessive Variants …

Y Pakdaman, S Berland, HJ Bustad, S Erdal… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Variants in STUB1 cause both autosomal recessive (SCAR16) and dominant (SCA48)
spinocerebellar ataxia. Reports from 18 STUB1 variants causing SCA48 show that the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] A pharmacological chaperone therapy for acute intermittent porphyria

HJ Bustad, K Toska, C Schmitt, M Vorland, L Skjærven… - Molecular Therapy, 2020 - cell.com
Mutations in hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) cause acute intermittent porphyria (AIP),
an autosomal dominant disease where typically only one HMBS allele is mutated. In AIP, …

Conformational stability and activity analysis of two hydroxymethylbilane synthase mutants, K132N and V215E, with different phenotypic association with acute …

HJ Bustad, M Vorland, E Rønneseth, S Sandberg… - 2013 - portlandpress.com
Bustad designed and performed experiments, analysed data, and wrote the paper with
contributions from all authors. Marta Vorland and Eva Rønneseth performed experiments and …

Characterisation of a common hotspot variant in acute intermittent porphyria sheds light on the mechanism of hydroxymethylbilane synthase function

…, M Laitaoja, AK Aarsand, JP Kallio, HJ Bustad - FEBS Open …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) is the third enzyme involved in haem biosynthesis,
in which it catalyses the formation of tetrapyrrole 1‐hydroxymethylbilane (HMB). In this …

[HTML][HTML] The peripheral binding of 14-3-3γ to membranes involves isoform-specific histidine residues

HJ Bustad, L Skjaerven, M Ying, Ø Halskau… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Mammalian 14-3-3 protein scaffolds include seven conserved isoforms that bind numerous
phosphorylated protein partners and regulate many cellular processes. Some 14-3-3-…