Taina Pihlajaniemi

Taina Pihlajaniemi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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Overview

Best Publications

• VEGFR-3 and Its Ligand VEGF-C Are Associated with Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer

  Reija Valtola;Petri Salven;Päivi Heikkilä;Jussi Taipale

  770
  Citations

• Interaction of endostatin with integrins implicated in angiogenesis.

  Marko Rehn;Tanja Veikkola;Eola Kukk-Valdre;Hitoshi Nakamura

  649
  Citations

• Molecular cloning of the beta-subunit of human prolyl 4-hydroxylase. This subunit and protein disulphide isomerase are products of the same gene.

  T. Pihlajaniemi;T. Helaakoski;K. Tasanen;R. Myllylä

  592
  Citations

• LACK OF COLLAGEN XVIII/ENDOSTATIN RESULTS IN EYE ABNORMALITIES

  Naomi Fukai;Lauri Eklund;Alexander G. Marneros;Suk Paul Oh

  477
  Citations

• Collagen Hydroxylases and the Protein Disulfide Isomerase Subunit of Prolyl 4‐Hydroxylases

  Kari I. Kivirikko;Taina Pihlajaniemi

  429
  Citations

• Protein hydroxylation: prolyl 4-hydroxylase, an enzyme with four cosubstrates and a multifunctional subunit.

  Kari I. Kivirikko;Raili Myllylä;Taina Pihlajaniemi

  427
  Citations

• The Short and Long Forms of Type XVIII Collagen Show Clear Tissue Specificities in Their Expression and Location in Basement Membrane Zones in Humans

  Janna Saarela;Marko Rehn;Aarne Oikarinen;Helena Autio-Harmainen

  361
  Citations

• A single polypeptide acts both as the beta subunit of prolyl 4-hydroxylase and as a protein disulfide-isomerase.

  J Koivu;R Myllylä;T Helaakoski;T Pihlajaniemi

  325
  Citations

• Lack of type XV collagen causes a skeletal myopathy and cardiovascular defects in mice

  Lauri Eklund;Jarkko Piuhola;Jyrki Komulainen;Raija Sormunen

  285
  Citations

• Alpha 1(XVIII), a collagen chain with frequent interruptions in the collagenous sequence, a distinct tissue distribution, and homology with type XV collagen.

  Marko Rehn;Taina Pihlajaniemi

  277
  Citations

• Osteogenesis imperfecta: cloning of a pro-alpha 2(I) collagen gene with a frameshift mutation.

  T Pihlajaniemi;L A Dickson;F M Pope;V R Korhonen

  272
  Citations

• 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

  265
  Citations

• Generation of biologically active endostatin fragments from human collagen XVIII by distinct matrix metalloproteases

  Ritva Heljasvaara;Pia Nyberg;Jani Luostarinen;Mataleena Parikka

  265
  Citations

• cDNA clones coding for the pro-alpha1(IV) chain of human type IV procollagen reveal an unusual homology of amino acid sequences in two halves of the carboxyl-terminal domain.

  T Pihlajaniemi;K Tryggvason;J C Myers;M Kurkinen

  261
  Citations

• Redox-fibrosis: Impact of TGFβ1 on ROS generators, mediators and functional consequences.

  Kati Richter;Anja Konzack;Taina Pihlajaniemi;Ritva Heljasvaara

  250
  Citations

• Distinct Recognition of Collagen Subtypes by α1β1 and α2β1Integrins α1β1 MEDIATES CELL ADHESION TO TYPE XIII COLLAGEN

  Petri Nykvist;Hongmin Tu;Johanna Ivaska;Jarmo Käpylä

  236
  Citations

• Endostatin inhibits human tongue carcinoma cell invasion and intravasation and blocks the activation of matrix metalloprotease-2, -9, and -13.

  Pia Nyberg;Pia Heikkilä;Timo Sorsa;Jani Luostarinen

  229
  Citations

• Site-directed Mutagenesis of Human Protein Disulphide Isomerase: Effect on the Assembly, Activity and Endoplasmic Reticulum Retention of Human Prolyl 4-hydroxylase in Spodoptera Frugiperda Insect Cells

  K Vuori;T Pihlajaniemi;R Myllylä;K I Kivirikko

  218
  Citations

• Identification of three N-terminal ends of type XVIII collagen chains and tissue-specific differences in the expression of the corresponding transcripts. The longest form contains a novel motif homologous to rat and Drosophila frizzled proteins.

  Marko Rehn;Taina Pihlajaniemi

  213
  Citations

• Prolyl 4-hydroxylase and its role in collagen synthesis.

  Taina Pihlajaniemi;Raili Myllylä;Kari I. Kivirikko

  211
  Citations