Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Cancer exosomes induce tumor innervation

  • Marianna Madeo,
  • Paul L. Colbert,
  • Daniel W. Vermeer,
  • Christopher T. Lucido,
  • Jacob T. Cain,
  • Elisabeth G. Vichaya,
  • Aaron J. Grossberg,
  • DesiRae Muirhead,
  • Alex P. Rickel,
  • Zhongkui Hong,
  • Jing Zhao,
  • Jill M. Weimer,
  • William C. Spanos,
  • John H. Lee,
  • Robert Dantzer,
  • Paola D. Vermeer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06640-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Tumors can induce axonogenesis which is commonly associated with worse outcomes. Here, the authors show that this phenomenon is mediated by cancer exosomes.