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Kjetil Taskén is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and molecular biology, with particular focus on immunology, cancer research, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including cancer genomics and diagnostics, immune cell function and interaction, chronic lymphocytic leukemia research, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, T-cell and B-cell immunology, lung cancer treatments and mutations, and radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging.

Frequent publication venues for Kjetil Taskén include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Annals of Oncology
  • iScience
  • Molecular Oncology
  • Acta Oncologica

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kjetil Taskén include:

  • "Sensing of HIV-1 by TLR8 activates human T cells and reverses latency" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "A Phase I/II randomized trial of H56:IC31 vaccination and adjunctive cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitor treatment in tuberculosis patients" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Optic Atrophy 1 Controls Human Neuronal Development by Preventing Aberrant Nuclear DNA Methylation" (2020, iScience)
  • "Improving public cancer care by implementing precision medicine in Norway: IMPRESS-Norway" (2022, Journal of Translational Medicine)
  • "Diversity of intratumoral regulatory T cells in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma" (2023, Blood Advances)

Kjetil Taskén collaborates frequently with several co-authors, indicating an active role in multidisciplinary research teams. These co-authors include:

  • Åslaug Helland
  • Sigrid S. Skånland
  • Hege G. Russnes
  • Gro Live Fagereng
  • Egil Støre Blix

The scientist's publications amount to a significant body of work, with particular contributions to studies concerning immune responses, cancer biology, and translational medicine. The research output shows a consistent involvement in high-impact journals and participation in developing precision medicine approaches.

Best Publications

  • Localized Effects of cAMP Mediated by Distinct Routes of Protein Kinase A

    Kjetil Taskén;Einar Martin Aandahl

  • Autoimmune-associated lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase is a gain-of-function variant

    Torkel Vang;Mauro Congia;Maria Doloretta Macis;Lucia Musumeci

  • Specificity in the cAMP/PKA signaling pathway. differential expression, regulation, and subcellular localization of subunits of PKA.

    Bjørn S. Skålhegg;Kjetil Taskén

  • FOXC2 Is a Winged Helix Gene that Counteracts Obesity, Hypertriglyceridemia, and Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance

    Anna Cederberg;Line M. Grønning;Bo Ahrén;Kjetil Taskén

  • Phenotype, penetrance, and treatment of 133 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4–insufficient subjects

    Charlotte Schwab;Annemarie Gabrysch;Peter Olbrich;Virginia Patiño

  • Positive and negative regulation of T-cell activation through kinases and phosphatases.

    Tomas Mustelin;Kjetil Taskén

  • Activation of the Cooh-Terminal Src Kinase (Csk) by Camp-Dependent Protein Kinase Inhibits Signaling through the T Cell Receptor

    Torkel Vang;Knut Martin Torgersen;Vibeke Sundvold;Manju Saxena

  • Molecular Basis of AKAP Specificity for PKA Regulatory Subunits

    Matthew G. Gold;Birgitte Lygren;Birgitte Lygren;Pawel Dokurno;Naoto Hoshi

  • FOXP3+CD4+CD25+ Adaptive Regulatory T Cells Express Cyclooxygenase-2 and Suppress Effector T Cells by a Prostaglandin E2-Dependent Mechanism

    Milada Mahic;Sheraz Yaqub;C. Christian Johansson;Kjetil Taskén

  • Phosphodiesterase 4D and protein kinase a type II constitute a signaling unit in the centrosomal area.

    Kristin A. Taskén;Philippe Collas;Wolfram A. Kemmner;Oliwia Witczak

  • Analysis of A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP) interaction with protein kinase A (PKA) regulatory subunits: PKA isoform specificity in AKAP binding.

    Friedrich W Herberg;Ariane Maleszka;Turid Eide;Lutz Vossebein

  • Cyclic AMP-mediated immune regulation — Overview of mechanisms of action in T cells

    Randi Mosenden;Kjetil Taskén

  • AKAP complex regulates Ca2+ re‐uptake into heart sarcoplasmic reticulum

    Birgitte Lygren;Cathrine Rein Carlson;Katja Santamaria;Valentina Lissandron

  • Crosstalk between cAMP-dependent kinase and MAP kinase through a protein tyrosine phosphatase.

    Manju Saxena;Scott Williams;Kjetil Taskén;Tomas Mustelin

  • Location of cAMP-dependent protein kinase type I with the TCR-CD3 complex

    Bjørn S. Skålhegg;Kjetil Taskén;Vidar Hansson;Henrik S. Huitfeldt

  • Recruitment of Protein Phosphatase 1 to the Nuclear Envelope by a-Kinase Anchoring Protein Akap149 Is a Prerequisite for Nuclear Lamina Assembly

    Rikke L. Steen;Sandra B. Martins;Kjetil Taskén;Philippe Collas

  • Molecular mechanisms for protein kinase A-mediated modulation of immune function.

    Knut Martin Torgersen;Torkel Vang;Hilde Abrahamsen;Sheraz Yaqub

  • PI3K p110δ regulates T-cell cytokine production during primary and secondary immune responses in mice and humans

    Dalya R. Soond;Elisa Bjørgo;Kristine Moltu;Verity Q. Dale

  • Specificity and spatial dynamics of protein kinase A signaling organized by A-kinase-anchoring proteins.

    Guillaume Pidoux;Kjetil Taskén

  • Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding an A-kinase anchoring protein located in the centrosome, AKAP450.

    Oliwia Witczak;Bjørn S. Skålhegg;Guy Keryer;Michel Bornens

Frequent Co-Authors

Vidar Hansson
Vidar Hansson University of Oslo
Tore Jahnsen
Tore Jahnsen University of Oslo
Pål Aukrust
Pål Aukrust Oslo University Hospital
Stig S. Frøland
Stig S. Frøland University of Oslo
Tomas Mustelin
Tomas Mustelin University of Washington
John D. Scott
John D. Scott University of Washington
Philippe Collas
Philippe Collas University of Oslo
Karl-Johan Malmberg
Karl-Johan Malmberg Oslo University Hospital
Friedrich W. Herberg
Friedrich W. Herberg University of Kassel
Fredrik Müller
Fredrik Müller University of Oslo

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