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Cancer Uses Healthy Cells: A Surprising Trick - News Directory 3

Cancer Uses Healthy Cells: A Surprising Trick

September 12, 2025 Jennifer Chen Health
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  • Cancer cells provide healthy neighboring cells with additional cell powerhouses (mitochondria) to put them to work, researchers report.⁢ This surprising discovery sheds light on a novel mechanism by...
  • Tumors have developed many ‍strategies and tricks to gain advantages in the body.
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Cancer Cells ‘Hijack’ Healthy Cells for⁣ Energy ‍Boost, Accelerating Tumor Growth


Cancer Cells ‘Hijack’ ⁢Healthy Cells for Energy Boost,Accelerating Tumor Growth

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Cancer cells provide healthy neighboring cells with additional cell powerhouses (mitochondria) to put them to work, researchers report.⁢ This surprising discovery sheds light on a novel mechanism by which tumors manipulate their habitat to promote growth and aggression.

Tumors have developed many ‍strategies and tricks to gain advantages in the body. Led by cell biology professor Sabine Werner at ETH Zurich,⁢ researchers have‍ now discovered another surprising trick that certain tumors ⁢resort to ⁢in ensuring their survival and growth.

In a new study published in the journal Nature Cancer, the biologists show that skin cancer cells are able to transfer‍ their mitochondria to healthy connective⁢ tissue cells⁢ (fibroblasts) in their⁢ immediate vicinity.Mitochondria are the cell compartments that provide energy in the form of the molecule ATP.

The cancer cells use‍ tiny tubes made of cell⁤ membrane material to transfer the mitochondria⁢ and connect the two cells-much like in a pneumatic tube ⁤system. This process, known as mitochondrial transfer via tunneling nanotubes (TNTs), is a key finding of the ⁤study.

What: Cancer⁣ cells transfer mitochondria to ⁢healthy fibroblasts, boosting their⁢ energy‍ production and turning them into tumor supporters.
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Where: Research conducted at ETH Zurich, observed in skin cancer cells *in vitro*. ‍ Potential relevance to‍ other cancer types.

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