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Multiregional single-cell dissection of tumor and immune cells reveals stable lock-and-key features in liver cancer.

ABSTRACT: Intratumor heterogeneity may result from the evolution of tumor cells and their continuous interactions with the tumor microenvironment which collectively drives tumorigenesis. However, an appearance of cellular and molecular heterogeneity creates a challenge to define molecular features linked to tumor malignancy. Here we perform multiregional single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis of seven liver cancer patients (four hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC and three intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, iCCA). We identify cellular dynamics of malignant cells and their communication networks with tumor-associated immune cells, which are validated using additional scRNA-seq data of 25 HCC and 12 iCCA patients as a stable fingerprint embedded in a malignant ecosystem representing features of tumor aggressiveness. We further validate the top ligand-receptor interaction pairs (i.e., LGALS9-SLC1A5 and SPP1-PTGER4 between tumor cells and macrophages) associated with unique transcriptome in additional 542 HCC patients. Our study unveils stable molecular networks of malignant ecosystems, which may open a path for therapeutic exploration.

SUBMITTER: Ma L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9729309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multiregional single-cell dissection of tumor and immune cells reveals stable lock-and-key features in liver cancer.

Ma Lichun L Heinrich Sophia S Wang Limin L Keggenhoff Friederike L FL Khatib Subreen S Forgues Marshonna M Kelly Michael M Hewitt Stephen M SM Saif Areeba A Hernandez Jonathan M JM Mabry Donna D Kloeckner Roman R Greten Tim F TF Chaisaingmongkol Jittiporn J Ruchirawat Mathuros M Marquardt Jens U JU Wang Xin Wei XW

Nature communications 20221207 1

Intratumor heterogeneity may result from the evolution of tumor cells and their continuous interactions with the tumor microenvironment which collectively drives tumorigenesis. However, an appearance of cellular and molecular heterogeneity creates a challenge to define molecular features linked to tumor malignancy. Here we perform multiregional single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis of seven liver cancer patients (four hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC and three intrahepatic cholangiocarcin ...[more]

PMID: 36476645

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Multiregional single-cell dissection of tumor and immune cells reveals stable lock-and-key features in liver cancer.

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Multiregional single-cell dissection of tumor and immune cells reveals stable lock-and-key features in liver cancer.

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