Renal cancer cell-derived amphiregulin recruits mesenchymal stromal cells, induces their glycolytic switch, and promotes tumour growth
Piotr Popławski, Małgorzata Grzanka, Tomasz Skirecki, Grażyna Hoser, Kacper Bielak, Dominika Nowis, Helena Kossowska, Roksana Iwanicka‐Nowicka, Marta Koblowska, Urszula Jankowska, Bożena Skupień-Rabian, Anna Burdzińska, Weronika Zarychta‐Wiśniewska, Michał Pyźlak, Anna Litwiniuk, , Agnieszka Piekiełko‐Witkowska
This study shows renal cancer cells secrete amphiregulin, recruiting MSCs and inducing their glycolytic switch, which supports tumour growth.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology