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Intracellular bacteria in cancer cells promote immunosuppression in the metastatic niche

Alexandra Flemming

2026.2.12NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY

DOI: 10.1038/s41577-026-01279-1

Abstract

Intracellular bacteria in cancer cells promote the recruitment of neutrophils and their polarization towards an immunosuppressive phenotype via a cGAS-STING-dependent pathway.

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FLEMMING, Alexandra. Intracellular bacteria in cancer cells promote immunosuppression in the metastatic niche. NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY, 2026, 26(3): 166–166.