Mason R. Firpo

Loyola University Chicago — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Polyamine Metabolism and Applications(5), Virus-based gene therapy research(3), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research(2), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research(2), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering(2)

Publications8 total

Persistent Coxsackievirus B3 Infection in Pancreatic Ductal Cells <i>In Vitro</i> Downregulates Cellular Polyamine Metabolism
mSphere·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Polyamines and eIF5A hypusination facilitate SREBP2 synthesis and cholesterol production leading to enhanced enterovirus attachment and infection
PLoS Pathogens·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
Polyamines and eIF5A hypusination facilitate SREBP2 translation and cholesterol synthesis to enhance enterovirus attachment and infection
2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Masitinib is a broad coronavirus 3CL inhibitor that blocks replication of SARS-CoV-2
Science·2021· 246 citedOpen Access
Targeting Polyamines Inhibits Coronavirus Infection by Reducing Cellular Attachment and Entry
ACS Infectious Diseases·2020· 42 citedOpen Access
Drug repurposing screen identifies masitinib as a 3CLpro inhibitor that blocks replication of SARS-CoV-2 <i>in vitro</i>
2020· 41 citedOpen Access
Diverse Functions of Polyamines in Virus Infection
Biomolecules·2020· 74 citedOpen Access
Novel Ionophores Active against La Crosse Virus Identified through Rapid Antiviral Screening
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·2020· 34 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Bryan C. Mounce(8), Vincent Mastrodomenico(4), Natalie J. LoMascolo(3), Nir Drayman(2), Krysten A. Jones(2), Saara‐Anne Azizi(2), Heather M. Froggatt(2), Kemin Tan(2), N. Maltseva(2), Siquan Chen(2), Vlad Nicolaescu(2), Steve Dvorkin(2), Kevin Furlong(2), Rahul S. Kathayat(2), Emily A. Bruce(2), Madaline M. Schmidt(2), R. Jedrzejczak(2), Miguel Ángel Muñoz-Alía(2), Brooke Schuster(2), Vishnu Nair(2)