Publications Bengt Westermark

Publications in DiVA

Publications in PubMed

Selected publications:

Ferletta, M., D. Caglayan, L. Mokvist, Y. Jiang, M. Kastemar, L. Uhrbom, and B. Westermark. Forced expression of Sox21 inhibits Sox2 and induces apoptosis in human glioma cells. International Journal of Cancer. Int J Cancer. 2011, 129(1):45-60.
Singh, U., and B. Westermark. CGGBP1 is a nuclear and midbody protein regulating abscission. Experimental Cell Research. 2010, 317:143-50.
Swartling, F.J., M. Ferletta, M. Kastemar, W.A. Weiss, and B. Westermark. Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase II inhibits cell proliferation, Sox9 expression and Akt phosphorylation in human glioma cell lines. Oncogene. 2009, 28:3121-3131.
Johansson, F.K., J. Brodd, C. Eklof, M. Ferletta, G. Hesselager, C.F. Tiger, L. Uhrbom, and B. Westermark. Identification of candidate cancer-causing genes in mouse brain tumors by retroviral tagging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004, 101:11334-11337.
Uhrbom, L., G. Hesselager, M. Nister, and B. Westermark. Induction of brain tumors in mice using a recombinant platelet-derived growth factor B-chain retrovirus. Cancer Res. 1998, 58:5275-5279.
Uhrbom, L., M. Nister, and B. Westermark. Induction of senescence in human malignant glioma cells by p16INK4A. Oncogene. 1997, 15:505-514.
Paulsson, Y., A. Hammacher, C.H. Heldin, and B. Westermark. Possible positive autocrine feedback in the prereplicative phase of human fibroblasts. Nature. 1987, 328:715-717.
Heldin, C.H., A. Johnsson, S. Wennergren, C. Wernstedt, C. Betsholtz, and B. Westermark. A human osteosarcoma cell line secretes a growth factor structurally related to a homodimer of PDGF A-chains. Nature. 1986, 319:511-514.
Heldin, C.H., and B. Westermark. Growth factors: mechanism of action and relation to oncogenes. Cell. 1984, 37:9-20.
Waterfield, M.D., G.T. Scrace, N. Whittle, P. Stroobant, A. Johnsson, A. Wasteson, B. Westermark, C.H. Heldin, J.S. Huang, and T.F. Deuel. Platelet-derived growth factor is structurally related to the putative transforming protein p28sis of simian sarcoma virus. Nature. 1983, 304:35-39.