Macropinocytosis enables metabolic recycling of extracellular DNA in cancer cells
Wen‐Hsuan Yang, Olivia T. Stamatatos, Evdokia Michalopoulou, Ava Sann, Paolo Cifani, Linda Van Aelst, Justin R. Cross, Tse-Luen Wee, Michael J. Lukey
This study shows cancer cells use macropinocytosis to take up extracellular DNA, which is then degraded to supply nucleotides, and highlights SLC29A3 as a key mediator of this process.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology