Tumor-tropic E. coli engineered as living T and NK cell engagers
Shaobo Yang, Anna Clara Bader, Stephanie Sendker, Ashley Hu, Daniel Chuyang Chen, Hetal Nath, Alice Chen, Eden Bobilev, Michal Sheffer, Veronica W. Hui, Tereza Kochs, Andreia Maia, Jiting Tang, Fuguo Liu, Xingyu Deng, , Rizwan Romee
This paper develops LIME, a bacterial platform that engagers T and NK cells to target tumors, showing enhanced cytotoxicity and immune response in preclinical models.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering