Abstract
Diverse ion channels have dysregulated functional expression in the tumor microenvironment (TME). In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Chen etal. reveal that high intratumoral K+ ions restrict the plasticity of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Inhibition of the Kir2.1 potassium channel induced metabolic reprogramming and repolarization of pro-tumor M2-TAMs to tumoricidal M1-like states.
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