Cancer cells hijack mitochondria from Bhlhe40+ T cells for immune evasion
Hailong Hu, Yuhao Tan, Irina S. Shkundina, Richard Madnick, Jing Hu, Hongyi Zhang, Ziqi Yang, Tong Wang, Xuexin Yu, Julia Fleming, Mingyao Pan, Yizhou Wang, Yuanyuan Pang, Drew Weissman, Bo Li
The paper identifies the Bhlhe40-S100a4 cascade as a key regulator of cancer cell mitochondrial transfer from T cells, offering a target for immunotherapy.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintImmunology