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Pericyte contact alters endothelial cell metabolism by promoting exchange of lactate through SLC16A3
Mahdieh Safarzad, Sebastian Kempf, Roman Vuerich…·Ingrid Fleming
This study shows that pericyte contact promotes endothelial cell metabolism by transferring lactate via SLC16A3, altering acetylome and lactylome, and enhancing EndMT-like processes.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.10.693369