Gap junctions and hemichannels in cancer: A “Wired versus Broadcast” framework for tumor microenvironment routing of cGAMP–STING signals and therapy response
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Authors
- Safiyeh Aghazadeh
- Faezeh Hosseinzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7990-3805)
- Ali Shalizar Jalali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9811-7754)
- Soroush Akbari‐Ardabili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5349-4997)
Institutions
- Urmia University (IR)
- Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Translational Oncology
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2026.103002
- Primary Topic
- interferon and immune responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00