Immune 95: Mitochondria for everyone
Immune discusses how cancer cells swap mitochondria with T cells and then digs in for a discussion of an unusual checkpoint blockade that failed for cancer but could be repurposed for autoimmune inflammation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cindy Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Cancer cells steal mitochondria from neurons for metastasis (Nature 2025) Cancer cells donate damaged mitochondria to T cells to impair them (Nature 2025) PD-L1 binding to CD80 on the same dendritic cell needed for migration (Sci Adv 2025) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey . Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.