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Elena Piskounova

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-8554-8475Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Adrienne B. ShannoniD· 1 shared Beatrix M. UeberheideiD· 1 shared Benjamin Knight· 1 shared Daniel Cassidy· 1 shared Devon L. Moose· 1 shared Doron BeteliD· 1 shared Evgeny KanshiniD· 1 shared Florian ErhardiD· 1 shared

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Sustained interferon exposure creates a hyper-metastatic subset of melanoma cells

Mark Mannino, Tao Wei, Daniel Cassidy, Benjamin Knight, Devon L. Moose, Adrienne B. Shannon, Elena Piskounova, Zhiyu Zhao, Sean J. Morrison

Sustained interferon exposure in inflamed tumor regions enhances metastatic potential of melanoma cells via increased CD47 expression, protecting them from macrophage phagocytosis.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

tRNA modifications are required for stress granule formation and melanoma metastasis

Riley O. Hughes, Hannah J Davis, Leona A. Nease, Paul Zumbo, Mauro Danielli, Wyatt C. Tran, Kilian Maidhof, Kosmas Kosmas, Evgeny Kanshin, Shino Murakami, M. Graciela Cascio, Kellsey P. Church, Kelsey N. Aguirre, Ines Delclaux, Frank John Slack, , Elena Piskounova

This study shows that tRNA modification mcm5s2U34 is essential for stress granule formation and melanoma metastasis, suggesting it as a therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology