Identifying the internalization pathways of magnetotactic bacteria and magnetosomes by cancer cells
Lucía Gandarias, Lide Arana, Alicia G. Gubieda, Ana Joaquina Perez-Berna, Ana Abad, María Luisa Fdez-Gubieda, Alicia Muela, Ana Garcı́a-Prieto
This paper investigates how lung carcinoma cells internalize magnetotactic bacteria and magnetosomes, finding that bacteria use receptor-mediated endocytosis while magnetosomes use phagocytosis or macropinocytosis.
bioRxiv · Nov 26, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology