Deciphering functional tumor-immune crosstalk through highly multiplexed imaging and deep visual proteomics
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ABSTRACT: Deciphering the intricate tumor-immune interactions within the microenvironment is crucial for advancing cancer immunotherapy. Here, we developed a novel approach integrating highly multiplexed imaging, laser microdissection, and deep visual proteomics to spatially profile the proteomes of 21 distinct cell populations in human colorectal and tonsil cancers with high sensitivity. In colorectal tumors, we uncovered an immunosuppressive macrophage barrier impeding T cell infiltration and regionally altering lymphocyte proteomes. Spatial proteomic analysis revealed distinct functional states of T cells in different tumor compartments. In tonsil cancer, we identified significant tumor cell proteomic heterogeneity influenced by proximity to specific T cell subtypes. Tumor-infiltrating T cells exhibited metabolic adaptations and enhanced stress resilience, enabling migration into hypoxic regions. Our spatially-resolved, highly multiplexed strategy provides a powerful tool to decipher the complex cellular interplay within the tumor microenvironment, with implications for identifying new immunotherapy targets and signatures.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Astral, timsTOF SCP
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): B Cell, Tonsil, T Cell, Epithelial Cell, Plasma Cell, Colon, Macrophage
DISEASE(S): Tonsil Cancer,Colon Cancer
SUBMITTER: Mario Oroshi
LAB HEAD: Matthias Mann
PROVIDER: PXD051891 | Pride | 2024-09-16
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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