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 introduced mipDVP, an advanced approach integrating highly multiplexed imaging, single-cell laser microdissection, and sensitive mass spectrometry to spatially profile the proteomes of distinct cell populations in a human colorectal and tonsil cancer with high sensitivity. In a colorectal tumor—a representative cold tumor—we uncovered spatial compartmentalization of an immunosuppressive macrophage barrier that potentially impedes T cell infiltration. Spatial proteomic analysis revealed distinct functional states of T cells in different tumor compartments. In a tonsil cancer sample—a hot tumor—we identified significant proteomic heterogeneity among cells influenced by proximity to cytotoxic T cell subtypes. T cells in the tumor parenchyma exhibited metabolic adaptations to hypoxic regions. Our spatially resolved, highly multiplexed strategy deciphers the complex cellular interplay within the tumor microenvironment, offering valuable insights for identifying immunotherapy targets and predictive signatures.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Astral, timsTOF SCP
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Tonsil, Colon
DISEASE(S): Tonsil Cancer,Colon Cancer
SUBMITTER: Mario Oroshi
LAB HEAD: Matthias Mann
PROVIDER: PXD057118 | Pride | 2024-12-19
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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