How do #cancercells manage to infiltrate #lymphnodes, for example, where lots of #immunecells are active and should be able to destroy them? According to a new study in
Cell Metabolism, #mitochondrialtransfer between #cells is the cause. Cancer cells "#steal" these small #organelles, which are highly efficient #energysuppliers, from the immune cells, thereby weakening the latter.
© Text #StefanFWirth Betlin January 2026
reference
Azusa Terasaki et al. (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2025.12.014