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In Vivo Immunogenicity Screening of Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles by Flow Cytometry of Splenic T Cells
Published on: September 23, 2021
Tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles reprogram sensory nerves to drive immunosuppression in the tumor
Leah Boyd1, Jeremy C Borniger1
1Cancer Center and Neuroscience Division, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA.
Abstract:
Neuroimmune cross-talk is emerging as an important regulator of tumor growth and progression in cancers beyond the central nervous system. In this issue of Science Signaling, Restaino et al. demonstrate that tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles promote tumor growth by altering the secretory profile of infiltrating sensory neurons, generating a feed-forward loop that ultimately drives immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment.
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