Mitochondrial Ca2+ controls pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis by regulating epithelial cell plasticity
Jillian Weissenrieder, Jessica Peura, Usha Paudel, Nikita Bhalerao, Natalie Weinmann, Calvin W. Johnson, Maximilian D. Wengyn, Rebecca Drager, Emma Elizabeth Furth, Karl J. Simin, Marcus A. Ruscetti, Ben Z. Stanger, Anil K. Rustgi, Jason Robert Pitarresi, J. Kevin Foskett
This study shows that mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake via MCU promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis by enhancing epithelial plasticity through EMT.
Cell Reports · Apr 24, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology