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High-Resolution Microscopic Characterization of Tunneling Nanotubes in Living U87 MG and LN229 Glioblastoma Cells.
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- Tunneling nanotubes regulate mitochondrial homeostasis between glioblastoma and astrocytes, and between tumor cells in vivo.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Microglial tunneling nanotubes: an intercellular transfer facilitating mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation in experimental cerebral malaria.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Article
- Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer: Implications in Cardiovascular Health.Circulation research · 2026Review
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- Effect of chemotherapeutic drugs and cytochalasin B on tunneling nanotubes in U87 MG cells.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Examination of Germline and Somatic Intercellular Bridges in Hydra vulgaris Reveals Insights into the Evolutionarily Conserved Mechanism of Intercellular Bridge Formation.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Invisible Bridges: Unveiling the Role and Prospects of Tunneling Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy.Molecular pharmaceutics · 2024Review
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Abstract
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are fine, nanometer-sized membrane connections between distant cells that provide an efficient communication tool for cellular organization. TNTs are thought to play a critical role in cellular behavior, particularly in cancer cells. The treatment of aggressive cancers such as glioblastoma remains challenging due to their high potential for developing therapy resistance, high infiltration rates, uncontrolled cell growth, and other aggressive features. A better understanding of the cellular organization via cellular communication through TNTs could help to find new therapeutic approaches. In this study, we investigate the properties of TNTs in two glioblastoma cell lines, U87 MG and LN229, including measurements of their diameter by high-resolution live-cell stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy and an analysis of their length, morphology, lifetime, and formation by live-cell confocal microscopy. In addition, we discuss how these fine compounds can ideally be studied microscopically. In particular, we show which membrane-labeling method is suitable for studying TNTs in glioblastoma cells and demonstrate that live-cell studies should be preferred to explore the role of TNTs in cellular behavior. Our observations on TNT formation in glioblastoma cells suggest that TNTs could be involved in cell migration and serve as guidance.
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