Pancreatic cancer cells breach endothelial barriers through protrusion-driven invasion or endothelial retraction
Gautier Follain, Sujan Ghimire, Monika Vaitkevičiūtė, Helene Helo, Joanna W. Pylvänäinen, Frédéric Fercoq, Aleksi Isomursu, Megan R. Chastney, Omkar Joshi, Marco De Donatis, Ermei M. Mäkilä, James R. W. Conway, Marko Salmi, Sara A. Wickström, Leo M. Carlin, , Guillaume Jacquemet
This study identifies two distinct mechanisms by which pancreatic cancer cells extravasate: protrusion-driven invasion and endothelial retraction, with implications for anti-metastatic strategies.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology