Phagocytosis by stroma confounds co-culture studies
S. A. Herbst, M. Stolarczyk, T. Becirovic, Y. Liu, C. Kolb, M. Herling, C. Müller-Tidow, S. Dietrich
The paper shows that bone marrow stromal cells can phagocytose apoptotic cells, potentially leading to misinterpretation of drug response in co-culture studies.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology