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Johanna Myllyharju

Johanna Myllyharju

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
16782
World Ranking
7781
National Ranking
56

Overview

Johanna Myllyharju is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant research output in medicine as well. Their work notably spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cancer research, genetics, physiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas primarily focused on cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism. Other main themes in their research include cancer-related gene regulation, high altitude and hypoxia, adipose tissue and metabolism, mitochondrial function and pathology, connective tissue disorders research, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Some of the frequent collaborators in Johanna Myllyharju's research include:

  • Peppi Koivunen
  • Antti M. Salo
  • Joni M. Mäki
  • Raisa Serpi
  • M. Kristian Koski

The scientist has published multiple papers in several reputable venues. The most common publication outlets for their work are:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Matrix Biology
  • Experimental Dermatology
  • Angiogenesis

Representative recent publications highlight the breadth of Johanna Myllyharju's research, including:

  • Prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases in collagen synthesis, 2020, Experimental Dermatology
  • Type I and type V procollagen triple helix uses different subsets of the molecular ensemble for lysine posttranslational modifications in the rER, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • PHD2 deletion in endothelial or arterial smooth muscle cells reveals vascular cell type-specific responses in pulmonary hypertension and fibrosis, 2022, Angiogenesis
  • Reduced Bone Mass in Collagen Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase P4ha1 +/−; P4ha2 −/− Compound Mutant Mice, 2022, JBMR Plus
  • HIF-P4H-2 inhibition enhances intestinal fructose metabolism and induces thermogenesis protecting against NAFLD, 2020, Journal of Molecular Medicine

Best Publications

  • Collagens, modifying enzymes and their mutations in humans, flies and worms

    Johanna Myllyharju;Kari I. Kivirikko

  • Collagens and collagen-related diseases

    Johanna Myllyharju;Kari I Kivirikko

  • Characterization of the human prolyl 4-hydroxylases that modify the hypoxia-inducible factor.

    Maija Hirsilä;Peppi Koivunen;Volkmar Günzler;Kari I. Kivirikko

  • Inhibition of Hypoxia-inducible Factor (HIF) Hydroxylases by Citric Acid Cycle Intermediates POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN CELL METABOLISM AND STABILIZATION OF HIF

    Peppi Koivunen;Maija Hirsilä;Anne M. Remes;Ilmo E. Hassinen

  • Prolyl 4-hydroxylases, the key enzymes of collagen biosynthesis.

    Johanna Myllyharju

  • Catalytic properties of the asparaginyl hydroxylase (FIH) in the oxygen sensing pathway are distinct from those of its prolyl 4-hydroxylases.

    Peppi Koivunen;Maija Hirsilä;Volkmar Günzler;Kari I. Kivirikko

  • Prolyl 4-hydroxylases and their protein disulfide isomerase subunit

    Kari I. Kivirikko;Johanna Myllyharju

  • Lysyl oxidase is essential for normal development and function of the respiratory system and for the integrity of elastic and collagen fibers in various tissues.

    Joni M. Mäki;Raija Sormunen;Sari Lippo;Riitta Kaarteenaho-Wiik

  • Prolyl 4-hydroxylases, key enzymes in the synthesis of collagens and regulation of the response to hypoxia, and their roles as treatment targets

    Johanna Myllyharju

  • Prolyl 4-hydroxylation regulates Argonaute 2 stability

    Hank H. Qi;Pat P. Ongusaha;Johanna Myllyharju;Dongmei Cheng

  • Characterization of the iron‐ and 2‐oxoglutarate‐binding sites of human prolyl 4‐hydroxylase

    Johanna Myllyharju;Kari I. Kivirikko

  • Assembly of human prolyl 4‐hydroxylase and type III collagen in the yeast Pichia pastoris: formation of a stable enzyme tetramer requires coexpression with collagen and assembly of a stable collagen requires coexpression with prolyl 4‐hydroxylase

    Annamari Vuorela;Johanna Myllyharju;Ritva Nissi;Taina Pihlajaniemi

  • Effect of desferrioxamine and metals on the hydroxylases in the oxygen sensing pathway

    Maija Hirsilä;Peppi Koivunen;Leon Xu;Todd Seeley

  • Oxygen-dependent ATF-4 stability is mediated by the PHD3 oxygen sensor

    Jens Köditz;Jutta Nesper;Marieke Wottawa;Daniel P. Stiehl

  • Roles of the human hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-3α variants in the hypoxia response

    Minna Heikkilä;Annika Pasanen;Kari I. Kivirikko;Johanna Myllyharju

  • Collagen binding specificity of the discoidin domain receptors: Binding sites on collagens II and III and molecular determinants for collagen IV recognition by DDR1

    Huifang Xu;Nicolas Raynal;Stavros Stathopoulos;Johanna Myllyharju

  • Characterization of Human Type III Collagen Expressed in a Baculovirus System PRODUCTION OF A PROTEIN WITH A STABLE TRIPLE HELIX REQUIRES COEXPRESSION WITH THE TWO TYPES OF RECOMBINANT PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE SUBUNIT

    Arja Lamberg;Tarja Helaakoski;Johanna Myllyharju;Sirkku Peltonen

  • Cloning of the Human Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase α Subunit Isoform α(II) and Characterization of the Type II Enzyme Tetramer THE α(I) AND α(II) SUBUNITS DO NOT FORM A MIXED α(I)α(II)β2 TETRAMER

    Pia Annunen;Tarja Helaakoski;Johanna Myllyharju;Johanna Veijola

  • High‐level production of human type I collagen in the yeast Pichia pastoris

    Minna Nokelainen;Hongmin Tu;Annamari Vuorela;Holger Notbohm

  • Cloning and characterization of a low molecular weight prolyl 4-hydroxylase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Effective hydroxylation of proline-rich, collagen-like, and hypoxia-inducible transcription factor alpha-like peptides.

    Reija Hieta;Johanna Myllyharju

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari I. Kivirikko
Kari I. Kivirikko University of Oulu
Raija Sormunen
Raija Sormunen University of Oulu
Peter Neubauer
Peter Neubauer Technical University of Berlin
Taina Pihlajaniemi
Taina Pihlajaniemi University of Oulu
Rik K. Wierenga
Rik K. Wierenga University of Oulu
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Peter J. Ratcliffe The Francis Crick Institute
Attila Aszódi
Attila Aszódi Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tadhg P. Begley
Tadhg P. Begley Texas A&M University
John M. Stuart
John M. Stuart University of Tennessee Health Science Center
David D. Brand
David D. Brand University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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