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Maria G. Masucci

Maria G. Masucci

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Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
16570
World Ranking
2161
National Ranking
38

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Maria G. Masucci is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, with specific attention to epidemiology, oncology, immunology, and parasitology as subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Maria G. Masucci has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Jiangnan Liu, Noémi Nagy, Carlos Ayala-Torres, Päivi Ylä-Anttila, and Soham Gupta.

The scientist has published papers in multiple venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Autophagy
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Nature Communications

Recent notable publications include:

  • "The Epstein-Barr virus deubiquitinase BPLF1 targets SQSTM1/p62 to inhibit selective autophagy," 2021, Autophagy
  • "Interaction With 14-3-3 Correlates With Inactivation of the RIG-I Signalosome by Herpesvirus Ubiquitin Deconjugases," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "The Epstein-Barr virus deubiquitinating enzyme BPLF1 regulates the activity of topoisomerase II during productive infection," 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Remodeling of the ribosomal quality control and integrated stress response by viral ubiquitin deconjugases," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Viral Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like Deconjugases-Swiss Army Knives for Infection," 2020, Biomolecules

Maria G. Masucci is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of antigen processing by the internal repeat region of the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen-1

    Jelena Levitskaya;Michael Coram;Victor Levitsky;Stefan Imreh

  • Small molecule RITA binds to p53, blocks p53-HDM-2 interaction and activates p53 function in tumors.

    Natalia Issaeva;Przemyslaw Bozko;Martin Enge;Marina Protopopova

  • Inhibition of ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent protein degradation by the Gly-Ala repeat domain of the Epstein–Barr virus nuclear antigen 1

    Jelena Levitskaya;Anatoly Sharipo;Ainars Leonchiks;Aaron Ciechanover

  • Short-lived green fluorescent proteins for quantifying ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent proteolysis in living cells

    Nico P. Dantuma;Kristina Lindsten;Rickard Glas;Marianne Jellne

  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) load in bone marrow transplant recipients at risk to develop posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease: prophylactic infusion of EBV-specific cytotoxic T cells.

    Åsa Gustafsson;Victor Levitsky;Jie Zhi Zou;Teresa Frisan

  • Interleukin 10 pretreatment protects target cells from tumor- and allo-specific cytotoxic T cells and downregulates HLA class I expression.

    M Matsuda;F Salazar;M Petersson;G Masucci

  • Aggregate formation inhibits proteasomal degradation of polyglutamine proteins

    Lisette G.G.C. Verhoef;Kristina Lindsten;Maria G. Masucci;Nico P. Dantuma

  • HLA-A11 epitope loss isolates of Epstein-Barr virus from a highly A11+ population.

    PO de Campos-Lima;R Gavioli;QJ Zhang;LE Wallace

  • The Epstein–Barr virus nuclear antigen-1 promotes genomic instability via induction of reactive oxygen species

    Bettina Gruhne;Ramakrishna Sompallae;Diego Marescotti;Siamak Akbari Kamranvar

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress compromises the ubiquitin–proteasome system

    Victoria Menéndez-Benito;Lisette G.G.C. Verhoef;Maria G. Masucci;Nico P. Dantuma

  • A transgenic mouse model of the ubiquitin/proteasome system.

    Kristina Lindsten;Victoria Menéndez-Benito;Maria G Masucci;Nico P Dantuma

  • Mutant ubiquitin found in neurodegenerative disorders is a ubiquitin fusion degradation substrate that blocks proteasomal degradation

    Kristina Lindsten;Femke M.S. de Vrij;Lisette G.G.C. Verhoef;David F. Fischer

  • Activity-based ubiquitin-specific protease (USP) profiling of virus-infected and malignant human cells

    Huib Ovaa;Benedikt M. Kessler;Ulrika Rolén;Paul J. Galardy

  • Patterns of Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Non-Neoplastic Lymphoid Tissue

    Gerald Niedobitek;Hermann Herbst;Lawrence S. Young;Louise Brooks

  • 5-Azacytidine up regulates the expression of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA-2) through EBNA-6 and latent membrane protein in the Burkitt's lymphoma line rael.

    M G Masucci;B Contreras-Salazar;E Ragnar;K Falk

  • Multiple HLA A11-restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitopes of different immunogenicities in the Epstein-Barr virus-encoded nuclear antigen 4

    R Gavioli;M G Kurilla;P O de Campos-Lima;L E Wallace

  • Three Epstein-Barr virus latency proteins independently promote genomic instability by inducing DNA damage, inhibiting DNA repair and inactivating cell cycle checkpoints

    B Gruhne;R Sompallae;M G Masucci

  • A minimal glycine-alanine repeat prevents the interaction of ubiquitinated I kappaB alpha with the proteasome: a new mechanism for selective inhibition of proteolysis.

    Anatoly Sharipo;Marta Imreh;Ainars Leonchiks;Stefan Imreh

  • The life span of major histocompatibility complex-peptide complexes influences the efficiency of presentation and immunogenicity of two class I-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes in the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 4.

    Victor Levitsky;Qian Jin Zhang;Jelena Levitskaya;Maria G. Masucci

  • Down-regulation of class I HLA antigens and of the Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein in Burkitt lymphoma lines

    M G Masucci;S Torsteindottir;J Colombani;C Brautbar

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva Klein
Eva Klein Karolinska Institute
George Klein
George Klein Karolinska Institute
Nico P. Dantuma
Nico P. Dantuma Karolinska Institute
Giuseppe Masucci
Giuseppe Masucci Karolinska Institute
Ingemar Ernberg
Ingemar Ernberg Karolinska Institute
Gertrude Henle
Gertrude Henle Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Remo Guerrini
Remo Guerrini University of Ferrara
Hidde L. Ploegh
Hidde L. Ploegh Boston Children's Hospital
Jan Konvalinka
Jan Konvalinka Czech Academy of Sciences
Riccardo Dolcetti
Riccardo Dolcetti Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

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