Single cell transcriptomic heterogeneity in invasive ductal and lobular breast cancer cells
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ABSTRACT: Invasive lobular breast carcinoma (ILC), one of the major breast cancer histological subtypes, exhibits unique clinical and molecular features compared to the other well-studied ductal cancer subtype (IDC). The pathognomonic feature of ILC is loss of E-cadherin, mainly due to inactivating mutations within the CDH1 gene, but the extent of contribution of this genetic alteration to ILC-specific molecular characteristics remains largely understudied. To profile these features transcriptionally, we conducted single cell RNA sequencing on a panel of IDC and ILC cell lines, as well as an IDC cell line (T47D) with CRISPR-mediated knock out (KO) of CDH1. Inspection of intra-cell line heterogeneity illustrated genetically and transcriptionally distinct subpopulations in multiple cell lines and highlighted rare populations of cells with long latency and an apoptosis-related signature indicative of dormancy. Investigation of CDH1 KO-induced alterations showed transcriptomic membranous systems remodeling, elevated regulon activation resemblance of T47D CDH1 KO cells to ILCs, and suggests IRF1 as a major regulator of the pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative feature of ILCs.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE144320 | GEO | 2020/11/05
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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