Tryptophan degradation by intestinal Bacteroides induces anti-tumor immunity and limits melanoma growth
Ximena Diaz Olea, Kristin A Beede, Gabriel Vasconcelos Pereira, David A. Scott, Christopher J. Petucci, Eric C. Martens, Dmitri Rodionov, Aagam S. Shah, Miguel P Martinez, Hyungsoo Kim, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Anthony Martin, Tongwu Zhang, Mark B. Faries, Omid Hamid, , Ze’ev A. Ronai
This study shows that intestinal Bacteroides species degrade tryptophan into indoles, which enhance anti-tumor immunity and limit melanoma growth.
Cell Reports Medicine · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology