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Pirita Pekkonen

University of Helsinki

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Pirita Pekkonen

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University of HelsinkiCancer Society of FinlandImperial College LondonUniversity of TurkuCancer Institute (WIA)
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Pirita Pekkonen is an author at University of Helsinki specializing in immunology, cell biology, and medicine.

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KSHV-Initiated Notch Activation Leads to Membrane-Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase-Dependent Lymphatic Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition

Fang Cheng, Pirita Pekkonen, Simonas Laurinavičius,

Cell Host & Microbe

2011

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Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 Phosphorylates NF-κB P65 at Serine 536 and Contributes to the Regulation of Inflammatory Gene Expression

Holger Buss, Katja Handschick, Nadine Jurrmann,

PLoS ONE

2012

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MMP16 Mediates a Proteolytic Switch to Promote Cell–Cell Adhesion, Collagen Alignment, and Lymphatic Invasion in Melanoma

Olga Tatti, Erika Gucciardo, Pirita Pekkonen,

Cancer Research

2015

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Lymphatic endothelium stimulates melanoma metastasis and invasion via MMP14-dependent Notch3 and β1-integrin activation

Pirita Pekkonen, Sanni Alve, Giuseppe Balistreri,

eLife

2018

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Oncogenic Herpesvirus Utilizes Stress-Induced Cell Cycle Checkpoints for Efficient Lytic Replication

Giuseppe Balistreri, Johanna Viiliäinen, Mikko Turunen,

PLoS Pathogens

2016

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Whole-Genome Sequencing Identifies<i>STAT4</i>as a Putative Susceptibility Gene in Classic Kaposi Sarcoma

Mervi Aavikko, Eevi Kaasinen, Janne Nieminen,

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

2014

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KSHV viral cyclin interferes with T-cell development and induces lymphoma through Cdk6 and Notch activation in vivo

Pirita Pekkonen, Annika Järviluoma, Nadezhda Zinovkina,

Cell Cycle

2014

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