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Mayra A. Betancourt Ponce

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0001-8028-7467Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Alexa R. HeatoniD· 1 shared Aurora D’AmatoiD· 1 shared Lisa Marie BarroilhetiD· 1 shared Manish S. PatankariD· 1 shared Melissa C. SkalaiD· 1 shared Nicha BoonpattrawongiD· 1 shared Samantha K. BurkardiD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyJournal of Investigative DermatologyPeer-reviewedMar 24, 2026

Atovaquone-induced therapeutic rewiring of melanoma metabolism

Mayra A. Betancourt Ponce, Alexa R. Heaton, Samantha K. Burkard…·Lisa Marie Barroilhet

This study shows atovaquone inhibits OXPHOS and glycolysis in melanoma, causing metabolic reprogramming, oxidative stress, and reduced tumor growth in vitro and in vivo.

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