Robert C. Mercer, PhD

Publications

• Published 8/5/2025

  Mercer RCC, Le NTT, Mirza-Romero NA, Flaherty E, DeFranco JP, Lavigna G, Orbe IC, Gatdula JRP, Fraser DG, Sundaravadivelu A, Vultaggio JS, Beeler AB, Chiesa R, Telling GC, Harris DA. Lysosomal Enhancement Prevents Infection with PrPSc, a-Synuclein & Tau Prions. bioRxiv. 2025 Aug 05. PMID: 40667233.

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• Published 9/26/2024

  Gojanovich AD, Le NTT, Mercer RCC, Park S, Wu B, Anane A, Vultaggio JS, Mostoslavsky G, Harris DA. Abnormal synaptic architecture in iPSC-derived neurons from a multi-generational family with genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Stem Cell Reports. 2024 Oct 08; 19(10):1474-1488. PMID: 39332406.

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• Published 5/14/2024

  Mercer RCC, Le NTT, Fraser DG, Houser MCQ, Beeler AB, Harris DA. Sigma Receptor Ligands Are Potent Antiprion Compounds that Act Independently of Sigma Receptor Binding. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2024 Jun 05; 15(11):2265-2282. PMID: 38743607.

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• Published 11/29/2023

  Mercer RCC, Le NTT, Houser MCQ, Beeler AB, Harris DA. Sigma receptor ligands are potent anti-prion compounds that act independently of sigma receptor binding. bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 29. PMID: 38077011.

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• Published 9/7/2022

  Mercer RCC, Harris DA. Mechanisms of prion-induced toxicity. Cell Tissue Res. 2023 Apr; 392(1):81-96. PMID: 36070155.

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