Vilhelm Bohr

Vilhelm Bohr

Affiliate professor

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  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Tomatidine enhances lifespan and healthspan in C. elegans through mitophagy induction via the SKN-1/Nrf2 pathway

    Fang, E. F., Waltz, T. B., Kassahun, H., Lu, Q., Kerr, J. S., Morevati, M., Fivenson, E. M., Wollman, B. N., Marosi, K., Wilson, M. A., Iser, W. B., Eckley, D. M., Zhang, Y., Lehrmann, E., Goldberg, I. G., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Mattson, M. P., Nilsen, H., Bohr, Vilhelm & Becker, K. G., 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 46208.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 2016
  4. Published

    A ketogenic diet accelerates neurodegeneration in mice with induced mitochondrial DNA toxicity in the forebrain

    Lauritzen, K. H., Hasan-Olive, M. M., Regnell, C. E., Kleppa, L., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Gjedde, Albert, Klungland, A., Bohr, Vilhelm, Storm-Mathisen, J. & Bergersen, L. H., Dec 2016, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 48, p. 34-47

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Cockayne syndrome group A and B proteins converge on transcription-linked resolution of non-B DNA

    Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Tseng, A., Jensen, M. B., Scheibye-Alsing, K., Fang, E. F., Iyama, T., Bharti, S. K., Marosi, K., Froetscher, L., Kassahun, H., Eckley, D. M., Maul, R. W., Bastian, P., De, S., Ghosh, S., Nilsen, H., Goldberg, I. G., Mattson, M. P., Wilson, D. M. . III., Brosh, R. M. . J. & 2 others, Gorospe, M. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 1 Nov 2016, In: National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings. 113, 44, p. 12502-12507

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    NAD(+) Replenishment Improves Lifespan and Healthspan in Ataxia Telangiectasia Models via Mitophagy and DNA Repair

    Fang, E. F., Kassahun, H., Croteau, D. L., Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Marosi, K., Lu, H., Shamanna, R. A., Kalyanasundaram, S., Bollineni, R. C., Wilson, M. A., Iser, W. B., Wollman, B. N., Morevati, M., Li, J., Kerr, J. S., Lu, Q., Waltz, T. B., Tian, J., Sinclair, D. A., Mattson, M. P. & 2 others, Nilsen, H. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 11 Oct 2016, In: Cell Metabolism. 24, 4, p. 566-581 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    RECQL4 Promotes DNA End Resection in Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks

    Lu, H., Shamanna, R. A., Keijzers, G., Anand, R., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Cejka, P., Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 28 Jun 2016, In: Cell Reports. 16, 1, p. 161-173 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Acquired Localized Cutis Laxa due to Increased Elastin Turnover

    Nygaard, R. H., Maynard, S., Schjerling, P., Kjær, M., Qvortrup, Klaus, Bohr, Vilhelm, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Jemec, Gregor & Heidenheim, M., 14 Jun 2016, In: Case Reports in Dermatology. 8, 1, p. 42-51 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Nuclear DNA damage signalling to mitochondria in ageing

    Fang, E. F., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Chua, K. F., Mattson, M. P., Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, May 2016, In: Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology. 17, 5, p. 308-321 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  10. 2015
  11. A research agenda for aging in China in the 21st century

    Fang, E. F., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Jahn, H. J., Li, J., Ling, L., Guo, H., Zhu, X., Preedy, V., Lu, H., Bohr, Vilhelm, Chan, W. Y., Liu, Y. & Ng, T. B., Nov 2015, In: Ageing Research Reviews. 24, Pt B, p. 197-205 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  12. 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

  13. Published

    DNA Damage, DNA Repair, Aging, and Neurodegeneration

    Maynard, S., Fang, E. F., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Oct 2015, In: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 5, 10, a025130.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  14. 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

  15. Published

    A novel method for determining human ex vivo submaximal skeletal muscle mitochondrial function

    Hey-Mogensen, M., Gram, M., Jensen, M. B., Lund, M. T., Hansen, C. N., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Bohr, Vilhelm & Dela, Flemming, 1 Sep 2015, In: The Journal of Physiology. 593, 17, p. 3991-4010 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Slow mitochondrial repair of 5'-AMP renders mtDNA susceptible to damage in APTX deficient cells

    Akbari, M., Sykora, P. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 10 Aug 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 8 p., 12876 .

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    The role of DNA base excision repair in brain homeostasis and disease

    Akbari, M., Morevati, M., Croteau, D. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Aug 2015, In: DNA Repair. 32, p. 172-9 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Protecting the mitochondrial powerhouse

    Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Fang, E. F., Croteau, D. L., Wilson, D. M. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 1 Mar 2015, In: Trends in Cell Biology. 25, 3, p. 158-170 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  19. Loss of NEIL1 causes defects in olfactory function in mice

    Canugovi, C., Misiak, M., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Croteau, D. L., Mattson, M. P. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 1 Feb 2015, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 36, 2, p. 1007-1012 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Associations of subjective vitality with DNA damage, cardiovascular risk factors and physical performance

    Maynard, S., Keijzers, G., Hansen, Åse Marie, Osler, Merete, Molbo, Drude, Bendix, L., Møller, Peter, Loft, Steffen, Moreno-Villanueva, M., Bürkle, A., Hvitby, C. P., Schurman, S. H., Stevnsner, T. V., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Avlund, K. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Jan 2015, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 213, 1, p. 156-170 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Human exonuclease 1 (EXO1) activity characterization and its function on FLAP structures

    Keijzers, G., Bohr, Vilhelm & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2015, In: Bioscience Reports. 35, 3, 13 p., e00206.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2014
  23. Published

    Dynamics of the DNA repair proteins WRN and BLM in the nucleoplasm and nucleoli

    Bendtsen, K. M., Jensen, M. B., May, A., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Trusina, Ala, Bohr, Vilhelm & Jensen, Mogens Høgh, 14 Nov 2014, In: European Biophysics Journal. 43, 10-11, p. 509-516

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    A high-fat diet and NAD+ activate sirt1 to rescue premature aging in cockayne syndrome

    Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Mitchell, S. J., Fang, E. F., Iyama, T., Ward, T., Wang, J., Dunn, C. A., Singh, N., Veith, S., Hasan-Olive, M. M., Mangerich, A., Wilson, M. A., Mattson, M. P., Bergersen, L. H., Cogger, V. C., Warren, A., Le Couteur, D. G., Moaddel, R., Wilson, D. M., Croteau, D. L. & 2 others, De Cabo, R. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 4 Nov 2014, In: Cell Metabolism. 20, 5, p. 840-855 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    RECQ HELICASE RECQL4 PARTICIPATES IN NON-HOMOLOGOUS END JOINING AND INTERACTS WITH THE KU COMPLEX

    Shamanna, R. A., Singh, D. K., Lu, H., Mirey, G., Keijzers, G., Salles, B., Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Nov 2014, In: Carcinogenesis. 35, 11, p. 2415-2424 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    The role of RecQ helicases in non-homologous end-joining

    Keijzers, G., Maynard, S., Shamanna, R. A., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Nov 2014, In: Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 49, 6, p. 463-472 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewpeer-review

  27. Published

    Defective mitophagy in XPA via PARP-1 hyperactivation and NAD(+)/SIRT1 reduction

    Fang, E. F., Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Brace, L. E., Kassahun, H., SenGupta, T., Nilsen, H., Mitchell, J. R., Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 8 May 2014, In: Cell. 157, 4, p. 882-96 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  28. 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

  29. Published

    Cockayne Syndrome group B protein stimulates NEIL2 DNA glycosylase activity

    Aamann, M. D., Hvitby, C. P., Popuri, V., Muftuoglu, M., Lemminger, L. P. B., Skeby, C. K., Keijzers, G., Ahn, B., Bjørås, M., Bohr, Vilhelm & Stevnsner, T. V., Jan 2014, In: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 135, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Contribution of defective mitophagy to the neurodegeneration in DNA repair-deficient disorders

    Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Fang, E. F., Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 2014, In: Autophagy. 10, 8, p. 1468-1469 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate inhibits DNA replication leading to hyperPARylation, SIRT1 attenuation, and mitochondrial dysfunction in the testis

    Li, X., Fang, E. F., Scheibye-Knudsen, Morten, Cui, H., Qiu, L., Li, J., He, Y., Huang, J., Bohr, Vilhelm, Ng, T. B. & Guo, H., 2014, In: Scientific Reports. 4, 6434.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  32. 2013
  33. 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

  34. Published

    DNA damage response, bioenergetics, and neurological disease: the challenge of maintaining brain health in an aging human population

    Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Shiloh, Y., Bergersen, L. H., Sander, M., Bohr, Vilhelm & Tønjum, T., Oct 2013, In: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 134, 10, p. 427-33 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Modulation of DNA base excision repair during neuronal differentiation

    Sykora, P., Yang, J., Ferrarelli, L. K., Tian, J., Tadokoro, T., Kulkarni, A., Weissman, L., Keijzers, G., Wilson, D. M., Mattson, M. P. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Jul 2013, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 34, 7, p. 1717-27 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Bohr på ny

    Bohr, Vilhelm, Bohr, T., Topsøe, H., Bruun, L., Knudsen, H., Nielsen, H., Aaserud, Finn, Grandin, K., von Bülow, H., Kragh, H., Andersen, Anja C., Mølmer, K., Favrholdt, D., Faye, J. & Zinkernagel, H., 2 May 2013, København: Forlaget Epsilon.Dk.

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

  37. Published

    A Small Molecule Inhibitor of the BLM Helicase Modulates Chromosome Stability in Human Cells

    Nguyen, G. H., Dexheimer, T. S., Rosenthal, A. S., Chu, W. K., Singh, D. K., Mosedale, G., Bachrati, C. Z., Schultz, L., Sakurai, M., Savitsky, P., Abu, M., McHugh, P. J., Bohr, Vilhelm, Harris, C. C., Jadhav, A., Gileadi, O., Maloney, D. J., Simeonov, A. & Hickson, Ian David, 24 Jan 2013, In: Chemistry & Biology. 20, 1, p. 55-62 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  38. 2012
  39. Published

    The helicase and ATPase activities of RECQL4 are compromised by mutations reported in three human patients

    Jensen, M. B., Dunn, C. A., Keijzers, G., Kulikowicz, T., Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Nov 2012, In: Aging. 4, 11, p. 790-802 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Cockayne syndrome group B protein prevents the accumulation of damaged mitochondria by promoting mitochondrial autophagy

    Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Ramamoorthy, M., Sykora, P., Maynard, S., Lin, P., Minor, R. K., Wilson, D. M., Cooper, M., Spencer, R., de Cabo, R., Croteau, D. L. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Apr 2012, In: The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 209, 4, p. 855-69 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    14-3-3 checkpoint regulatory proteins interact specifically with DNA repair protein human exonuclease 1 (hEXO1) via a semi-conserved motif

    Andersen, S. D., Keijzers, G., Rampakakis, E., Engels, K., Luhn, P., El-Shemerly, M., Nielsen, Finn Cilius, Du, Y., May, A., Bohr, Vilhelm, Ferrari, S., Zannis-Hadjopoulos, M., Fu, H. & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Mar 2012, In: D N A Repair. 11, 3, p. 267-77 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    RECQL4 localizes to mitochondria and preserves mitochondrial DNA integrity

    Croteau, D. L., Rossi, M. L., Canugovi, C., Tian, J., Sykora, P., Ramamoorthy, M., Wang, Z. M., Singh, D. K., Akbari, M., Kasiviswanathan, R., Copeland, W. C. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 2012, In: Aging Cell. 11, 3, p. 456-66 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  43. 2011
  44. Published

    Aging, longevity and health

    Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Sander, M., Wewer, Ulla M. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 23 Jul 2011, In: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. p. 522-32 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Negative Regulation of STAT3 Protein-mediated Cellular Respiration by SIRT1 Protein

    Bernier, M., Paul, R. K., Martin-Montalvo, A., Scheibye-Knudsen, M., Song, S., He, H., Armour, S. M., Hubbard, B. P., Bohr, Vilhelm, Wang, L., Zong, Y., Sinclair, D. A. & de Cabo, R., 3 Jun 2011, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286, 22, p. 19270-9 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Aprataxin localizes to mitochondria and preserves mitochondrial function

    Sykora, P., Croteau, D. L., Bohr, Vilhelm & Wilson, D. M., 3 May 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS). 108, 18, p. 7437-42 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    DNA repair deficiency in neurodegeneration

    Jeppesen, D. K., Bohr, Vilhelm & Stevnsner, T. V., 30 Apr 2011, In: Progress in Neurobiology. 94, 2, p. 166-200 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Non-B DNA-forming sequences and WRN deficiency independently increase the frequency of base substitution in human cells

    Bacolla, A., Wang, G., Jain, A., Chuzhanova, N. A., Cer, R. Z., Collins, J. R., Cooper, D. N., Bohr, Vilhelm & Vasquez, K. M., 25 Mar 2011, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286, 12, p. 10017-26 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Proteome-wide identification of WRN-interacting proteins in untreated and nuclease-treated samples

    Lachapelle, S., Gagné, J., Garand, C., Desbiens, M., Coulombe, Y., Bohr, Vilhelm, Hendzel, M. J., Masson, J., Poirier, G. G. & Lebel, M., 4 Mar 2011, In: Journal of Proteome Research. 10, 3, p. 1216-27 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Evidence that OGG1 glycosylase protects neurons against oxidative DNA damage and cell death under ischemic conditions

    Liu, D., Croteau, D. L., Souza-Pinto, N., Pitta, M., Tian, J., Wu, C., Jiang, H., Mustafa, K., Keijzers, G., Bohr, Vilhelm & Mattson, M. P., Feb 2011, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 31, 2, p. 680-692 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Bi-directional routing of DNA mismatch repair protein human exonuclease 1 to replication foci and DNA double strand breaks

    Liberti, S. E., Andersen, S. D., Wang, J., May, A., Miron, S., Perderiset, M., Keijzers, G., Nielsen, Finn Cilius, Charbonnier, J., Bohr, Vilhelm & Rasmussen, Lene Juel, 2 Jan 2011, In: DNA Repair. 10, 1, p. 73-86 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Factors that influence telomeric oxidative base damage and repair by DNA glycosylase OGG1

    Rhee, D. B., Ghosh, A., Lu, J., Bohr, Vilhelm & Liu, Y., 2 Jan 2011, In: DNA Repair. 10, 1, p. 34-44 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Metabolism, genomics, and DNA repair in the mouse aging liver

    Lebel, M., de Souza-Pinto, N. C. & Bohr, Vilhelm, 1 Jan 2011, In: Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2011, p. 859415

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  54. 2010
  55. Published

    Base excision repair activities differ in human lung cancer cells and corresponding normal controls

    Karahalil, B., Bohr, Vilhelm & De Souza-Pinto, N. C., 1 Dec 2010, In: Anticancer Research. 30, 12, p. 4963-71 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  56. Published

    Replication of an association of variation in the FOXO3A gene with human longevity using both case-control and longitudinal data

    Soerensen, M., Dato, S., Christensen, K., McGue, M., Stevnsner, T. V., Bohr, Vilhelm & Christiansen, L., 1 Dec 2010, In: Aging Cell. 9, 6, p. 1010-7 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    DNA Repair and the Accumulation of Oxidatively Damaged DNA Are Affected by Fruit Intake in Mice

    Croteau, D. L., de Souza-Pinto, N. C., Harboe, C., Keijzers, G., Zhang, Y., Becker, K., Sheng, S. & Bohr, Vilhelm, Dec 2010, In: Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences. 65, 12, p. 1300-1311 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    Human RecQL4 helicase plays critical roles in prostate carcinogenesis

    Su, Y., Meador, J. A., Calaf, G. M., Proietti De-Santis, L., Zhao, Y., Bohr, Vilhelm & Balajee, A. S., 15 Nov 2010, In: Cancer Research. 70, 22, p. 9207-17 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

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