Megakaryocyte emperipolesis arms neutrophils via intracellular provisioning
Julia K. Kuehn, Geon Ho Bae, Roxane Darbousset, Frank Y. Huang, Rebecca M. Hall, Josephin E. Schiffer, Dhruv Miglani, Spoorthi Balu, Alexandra Wactor, Dorsaf Ghalloussi, Olga Barreiro, Li Guo, Andrew S. Weyrich, Simon J. Cleary, Matthias Gunzer, , Peter Andrija Nigrovic
The paper identifies emperipolesis as a process where megakaryocytes transfer proteins to neutrophils, enhancing their immune function and migration.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2026 · PreprintImmunology