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Kellsey P. Church

Weill Cornell Medicine

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:protein sequence· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Doron BeteliD· 2 shared Elena PiskounovaiD· 2 shared Ines DelclauxiD· 2 shared Kelsey N. AguirreiD· 2 shared Leona A. Nease· 2 shared Paul ZumboiD· 2 shared Riley O. HughesiD· 2 shared Samie R. JaffreyiD· 2 shared

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 20, 2025

tRNA modifications are required for stress granule formation and melanoma metastasis

Riley O. Hughes, Hannah J Davis, Leona A. Nease…·Elena Piskounova

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

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.20.671337

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Cancer BiologyNature CancerPeer-reviewedOct 22, 2024

Selenocysteine tRNA methylation promotes oxidative stress resistance in melanoma metastasis

Leona A. Nease, Kellsey P. Church, Ines Delclaux…·Elena Piskounova

This study shows that FTSJ1-mediated tRNASec methylation enhances oxidative stress resistance and metastatic colonization in melanoma.

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humanprotein sequence

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