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. 2022 Jun 13;40(6):600-602.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.05.008.

Bacterial Darth Vader: May the force be with you

Kornelia Polyak  1
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Bacterial Darth Vader: May the force be with you

Kornelia Polyak. Cancer Cell. .
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Abstract

The microbiome has a major impact on tumor progression, yet the mechanisms are poorly defined. Fu et al. report in Cell that intracellular bacteria in a breast cancer model promote metastasis via reorganizing the cytoskeleton to enhance resistance to mechanical stress, thereby facilitating survival in the circulation during dissemination.

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Declaration of interests K.P. serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Acrivon Therapeutics, Vividion Therapeutics, Scorpion Therapeutics, and Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research, holds equity options in Scorpion Therapeutics, is a consultant to Aria Pharmaceuticals, received honorarium from Astra-Zeneca and New Equilibrium Biosciences, and has an institutional research agreement with Novartis.

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