{
  "id": 16912101,
  "title": "Cancer cells hijack mitochondria from Bhlhe40+ T cells for immune evasion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/cancer-cells-hijack-mitochondria-from-bhlhe40-t-cells-for-immune",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.23.761277v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cancer cells hijack mitochondria from T cells via tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) to promote immune evasion, yet the underlying mechanisms of mitochondrial-loss remain poorly understood. Here, through targeted screening of relevant genes, we demonstrated that CD38 is a potent regulator of TNT formation through interaction with its cognate ligand, CD31. Conditional knockdown of Cd38 in murine models…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}