Claus Desler Madsen

Claus Desler Madsen

Associate Professor, Guest Researcher


  1. 2023
  2. Published

    Rev1 deficiency induces a metabolic shift in MEFs that can be manipulated by the NAD+ precursor nicotinamide riboside

    Anugula, Sharath, Li, Zhiquan, Li, Yuan, Hendriksen, A., Christensen, P. B., Wang, L., Monk, J. M., de Wind, N., Bohr, Vilhelm, Desler, Claus, Naviaux, R. K. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2023, In: Heliyon. 9, 6, e17392.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Involvement of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in FOXG1 Syndrome

    Bjerregaard, V. A., Levy, A. M., Batz, M. S., Salehi, R., Hildonen, M., Hammer, T. B., Møller, R. S., Desler, Claus & Tümer, Asuman Zeynep, 2023, In: Genes. 14, 2, 246.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Mitochondrial-linked de novo pyrimidine synthesis as a regulator of T cell responses

    Peeters, M. J. W., Desler, Claus & thor Straten, Per, 2023, In: Immunometabolism (United States). 5, 1, 5 p., E00019.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  5. Published

    Nucleotide metabolism in the regulation of tumor microenvironment and immune cell function

    Madsen, Helena Borland, Peeters, M. J., thor Straten, Per & Desler, Claus, 2023, In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 84, 5 p., 103008.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  6. 2022
  7. Published

    Partial inhibition of mitochondrial-linked pyrimidine synthesis increases tumorigenic potential and lysosome accumulation

    Desler, Claus, Durhuus, J. A., Hansen, T. L. L., Anugula, Sharath, Zelander, N. T., Bøggild, S. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2022, In: Mitochondrion. 64, p. 73-81 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  8. 2021
  9. Published

    Atorvastatin impairs liver mitochondrial function in obese Göttingen Minipigs but heart and skeletal muscle are not affected

    Christiansen, L. B., Dohlmann, T. L., Ludvigsen, T. P., Parfieniuk, E., Ciborowski, M., Szczerbinski, L., Kretowski, A., Desler, Claus, Tiano, L., Orlando, P., Martinussen, Torben, Olsen, Lisbeth Høier & Larsen, Steen, 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 15 p., 2167.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Bloom syndrome DNA helicase deficiency is associated with oxidative stress and mitochondrial network changes

    Subramanian, V., Rodemoyer, B., Shastri, V., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Desler, Claus & Schmidt, K. H., 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 2157.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Mitochondrial-Linked De Novo Pyrimidine Biosynthesis Dictates Human T-Cell Proliferation but Not Expression of Effector Molecules

    Peeters, M. J. W., Aehnlich, P., Pizzella, A., Mølgaard, K., Seremet, T., Met, Özcan, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, thor Straten, Per & Desler, Claus, 2021, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 12, 718863.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Real-time monitoring of mitochondrial respiration in cytokine-differentiated human primary T cells

    Mølgaard, K., Rahbech, A., Met, Özcan, Svane, Inge Marie, thor Straten, Per, Desler, Claus & Peeters, M. J. W., 2021, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 176, e62984.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 2020
  14. Published

    Cytoplasmic Citrate Flux Modulates the Immune Stimulatory NKG2D Ligand MICA in Cancer Cells

    Møller, S. H., Mellergaard, M., Madsen, M., Bermejo, A. V., Jepsen, Stine Dam, Hansen, M. H., Høgh, R. I., Aldana, Blanca, Desler, Claus, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Sustarsic, E. G., Gerhart-Hines, Zach, Daskalaki, E., Wheelock, C. E., Hiron, T. K., Lin, D., O'Callaghan, C. A., Wandall, Hans H., Andresen, Lars & Skov, Søren, 2020, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 11, 22 p., 1968.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Mitochondrial Function in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Patients With and Without Intragenic IMMP2L Deletions

    Bjerregaard, V. A., Schönewolf-Greulich, B., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Desler, Claus & Tümer, Asuman Zeynep, 2020, In: Frontiers in Neurology. 11, 9 p., 163.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Simvastatin improves mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood cells

    Durhuus, J. A., Hansson, Svenja, Morville, T., Kuhlman, A. B., Dohlmann, T. L., Larsen, Steen, Helge, Jørn Wulff, Angleys, M., Muniesa-Vargas, A., Bundgaard, J. R., Hickson, Ian David, Dela, Flemming, Desler, Claus & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 17012.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Genes Associated with Dysregulated Mitochondrial Functions and Stress Signaling in Alzheimer Disease

    Navarro, J. F., Croteau, D. L., Jurek, A., Andrusivova, Z., Yang, B., Wang, Y., Ogedegbe, B., Riaz, T., Støen, M., Desler, Claus, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Tønjum, T., Galas, M. C., Lundeberg, J. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 2020, In: iScience. 23, 10, 42 p., 101556.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  18. 2019
  19. Published

    From powerhouse to perpetrator—mitochondria in health and disease

    Fakouri, N. B., Hansen, T. L., Desler, Claus, Anugula, Sharath & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2019, In: Biology. 8, 2, 15 p., 35.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  20. Published

    MERTK Acts as a costimulatory receptor on human cd8 t cells

    Peeters, M. J. W., Dulkeviciute, D., Draghi, A., Ritter, C., Rahbech, A., Skadborg, S. K., Seremet, T., Simoes, A. M. C., Martinenaite, E., Halldorsdottir, H. R., Andersen, Mads Hald, Olofsson, G. H., Svane, Inge Marie, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Met, Özcan, Becker, J. C., dqp123, dqp123, Desler, Claus & thor Straten, Per, 2019, In: Cancer Immunology Research. 7, 9, p. 1472-1484 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity of cryopreserved cells

    Lauridsen, P. E., Rasmussen, Lene Juel & Desler, Claus, 2019, In: Mitochondrion. 47, p. 47-53 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2018
  23. Published

    Initial brain aging: heterogeneity of mitochondrial size is associated with decline in complex I-linked respiration in cortex and hippocampus

    Thomsen, Kirsten Joan, Yokota, T., Hasan-Olive, M. M., Sherazi, N., Fakouri, N. B., Desler, Claus, Regnell, C. E., Larsen, S., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Dela, Flemming, Bergersen, L. H. & Lauritzen, Martin, 2018, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 61, p. 215-224 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    The inhibitors of soluble adenylate cyclase 2-OHE, KH7, and bithionol compromise mitochondrial ATP production by distinct mechanisms

    Jakobsen, Emil, Lange, S. C., Andersen, Jens Velde, Desler, Claus, Kihl, H. F., Hohnholt, M., Stridh, M. H., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Waagepetersen, Helle S. & Bak, Lasse Kristoffer, 2018, In: Biochemical Pharmacology. 155, p. 92-101 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

    Desler, Claus, Lillenes, M. S., Tønjum, T. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2018, In: Current Medicinal Chemistry. 25, 40, p. 5578 - 5587

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  26. 2017
  27. Published

    Bacterial infection increases risk of carcinogenesis by targeting mitochondria

    Strickertsson, J. A. B., Desler, Claus & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Dec 2017, In: Seminars in Cancer Biology. 47, p. 95-100 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  28. Published

    Bioenergetic Changes during Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells along the Hepatic Lineage

    Hopkinson, B. M., Desler, Claus, Kalisz, M., Vestentoft, P. S., Rasmussen, Lene Juel & Bisgaard, Hanne Cathrine, 2017, In: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017, 11 p., 5080128.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Rev1 contributes to proper mitochondrial function via the PARP-NAD(+)-SIRT1-PGC1 alpha axis

    Fakouri, N. B., Durhuus, J. A., Regnell, C. E., Angleys, M., Desler, Claus, Hasan-Olive, M., Martin-Pardillos, A., Tsaalbi-Shtylik, A., Thomsen, Kirsten Joan, Lauritzen, Martin, Bohr, Vilhelm, de Wind, N., Bergersen, L. H. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 14 p., 12480.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  30. 2016
  31. Published

    A Novel Rrm3 Function in Restricting DNA Replication via an Orc5-Binding Domain Is Genetically Separable from Rrm3 Function as an ATPase/Helicase in Facilitating Fork Progression

    Syed, S., Desler, Claus, Rasmussen, Lene Juel & Schmidt, K. H., Dec 2016, In: P L o S Genetics. 12, 12, 28 p., e1006451.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Oxidative Stress-Induced Dysfunction of Muller Cells During Starvation

    Toft-Kehler, A. K., Gurubaran, I. S., Desler, Claus, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Jensen, Dorte Skytt & Kolko, Miriam, May 2016, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57, 6, p. 2721-2728

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  33. 2015
  34. Published

    Increased deoxythymidine triphosphate levels is a feature of relative cognitive decline

    Desler, Claus, Frederiksen, J. H., Olsen, M. N. A., Maynard, S., Keijzers, G., Fagerlund, Birgitte, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Osler, Merete, Lauritzen, Martin, Bohr, Vilhelm & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Nov 2015, In: Mitochondrion. 25, p. 34-7 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Defective mitochondrial respiration, altered dNTP pools and reduced AP endonuclease 1 activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Alzheimer's disease patients

    Maynard, S., Hejl, Anne-Mette, Dinh, T. T. S., Keijzers, G., Hansen, Åse Marie, Desler, Claus, Moreno-Villanueva, M., Bürkle, A., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Waldemar, Gunhild & Bohr, Vilhelm, Oct 2015, In: Aging. 7, 10, p. 793-815 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Increased Rrm2 gene dosage reduces fragile site breakage and prolongs survival of ATR mutant mice

    Lopez-Contreras, Andres, Specks, J., Barlow, J. H., Ambrogio, C., Desler, Claus, Vikingsson, S., Rodrigo-Perez, S., Green, H., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Murga, M., Nussenzweig, A. & Fernandez-Capetillo, O., 1 Apr 2015, In: Genes & Development. 29, 7, p. 690-5 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Mitochondria in health and disease: 3rd annual conference of society for mitochondrial research and medicine - 19-20 december 2013 - bengaluru, India

    Durhuus, J. A., Desler, Claus & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Jan 2015, In: Mitochondrion. 20, p. 7-12 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

  38. 2014
  39. Published

    Impact of bacterial infections on aging and cancer: Impairment of DNA repair and mitochondrial function of host cells

    Strickertsson, J. A. B., Desler, Claus & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Aug 2014, In: Experimental Gerontology. 56, p. 164-174 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Mitochondria in biology and medicine--2012

    Desler, Claus & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, May 2014, In: Mitochondrion. 16, p. 2-6 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  41. Published

    Overexpression of DNA ligase III in mitochondria protects cells against oxidative stress and improves mitochondrial DNA base excision repair

    Akbari, M., Keijzers, G., Maynard, S., Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Desler, Claus, Hickson, Ian David & Bohr, Vilhelm, Apr 2014, In: DNA Repair. 16, p. 44-53 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Introducing the hypothome: a way to integrate predicted proteins in interactomes

    Desler, Claus, Zambach, S., Suravajhala, P. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2014, In: International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications. 10, 6, p. 647-52 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  43. 2013
  44. Published

    Relationships between human vitality and mitochondrial respiratory parameters, reactive oxygen species production and dNTP levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

    Maynard, S., Keijzers, G., Gram, M., Desler, Claus, Bendix, L., Budtz-Joergensen, Esben, Molbo, Drude, Croteau, D. L., Osler, Merete, Stevnsner, T. V., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Dela, Flemming, Avlund, K. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 30 Nov 2013, In: Aging. p. 850-864 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Enterococcus faecalis infection causes inflammation, intracellular oxphos-independent ROS production, and DNA damage in human gastric cancer cells

    Strickertsson, J. A. B., Desler, Claus, Martin-Bertelsen, T., Machado, A. M. D., Wadstrøm, T., Winther, Ole, Rasmussen, Lene Juel & Friis-Hansen, Lennart Jan, 2013, In: PLOS ONE. 8, 4, p. 1-13 13 p., e63147.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  46. 2012
  47. Published

    Oxidative damage to DNA by diesel exhaust particle exposure in co-cultures of human lung epithelial cells and macrophages

    Jantzen, K., Roursgaard, Martin, Desler, Claus, Loft, Steffen, Rasmussen, Lene Juel & Møller, Peter, Nov 2012, In: Mutagenesis. 27, 6, p. 693-701 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Mitochondria in biology and medicine

    Desler, Claus & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Jul 2012, In: Mitochondrion. 12, 4, p. 472-6 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Genome-wide screens for expressed hypothetical proteins

    Desler, Claus, Durhuus, J. A. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2012, In: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 815, p. 25-38 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Is There a Link between Mitochondrial Reserve Respiratory Capacity and Aging?

    Hansen, T. L., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Desler, Claus, Frederiksen, J. B., Espersen, M. L. M. & Singh, K. K., 2012, In: Journal of Aging Research. 2012, p. 192503 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  51. 2011
  52. Published

    The importance of mitochondrial DNA in aging and cancer

    Desler, Claus, Espersen, M. L. M., Singh, K. K. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 30 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Aging Research. 2011, p. 407536

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Analysis of the antimicrobial susceptibility of the ionizing radiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans: implications for bioremediation of radioactive waste

    Bouchami, O., Sghaier, H., Desler, Claus, Lazim, H., Saidi, M., Rasmussen, Lene Juel & Ben Hassan, A., 2011, In: Annals of Microbiology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  54. 2010
  55. Published

    The effect of mitochondrial dysfunction on cytosolic nucleotide metabolism

    Desler, Claus, Lykke, A. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 1 Jan 2010, In: Journal of Nucleic Acids. 2010

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  56. 2009
  57. Published

    In Silico screening for functional candidates amongst hypothetical proteins

    Desler, Claus, Suravajhala, P., Sanderhoff, M., Rasmussen, M. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2009, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 10, p. 289

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    Repair of DNA damage induced by anthanthrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) without bay or fjord regions

    Desler, Claus, Johannessen, C. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2009, In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 177, 3, p. 212-7 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

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