Tumor Cholesterol Up, T Cells Down.

Picarda, Elodie; Ren, Xiaoxin; Zang, Xingxing · Cell Metab · 2019

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Abstract

Highly suppressive tumor microenvironments often result in T cell dysfunction and inability to control tumors, but factors regulating this process remain elusive. A new study by Ma et al. (2019) reports that tumor cholesterol devitalizes T cells by modulating endoplasmic reticulum stress pathways, revealing a new mechanism underlying T cell exhaustion.

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