Revisiting the role of microtubules in cytotoxic T cell function: efficient search and killing without microtubule network
Galia Montalvo, M. Reza Shaebani, Lukas Schuster, Shweta Nandakumar, Natasha Cowley, Sijia Zhang, Renping Zhao, Anna Burgstaller, Shulagna Sharma, Oskar Staufer, Rhoda Hawkins, Markus Hoth, Marcel A. Lauterbach, Laura Schaedel, Bin Qu, Franziska Lautenschläger
This study shows that disrupting microtubules in cytotoxic T cells enhances their migration and target cell elimination in 3D environments.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology