
OLD Category: signatures
November 16, 2023 / Appl Mater Today
Engineering a metastatic stroma directs the osteosarcoma tumour transcriptome in a spatially specific manner
The biological behaviour of the cancer cell is in part controlled by its microenvironment and in part by underlying genetics. The interaction of cancer cells with the surrounding stroma directs…
November 14, 2023 / NPJ Precis Oncol
Spatial profiling of cancer-associated fibroblasts of sporadic early onset colon cancer microenvironment
The incidence of sporadic early-onset colon cancer (EOCC) has increased worldwide. The molecular mechanisms in the tumor and the tumor microenvironment (TME) in EOCC are not fully understood. The aim…
November 13, 2023 / eLife
Treatment with tumor-treating fields (TTFields) suppresses intercellular tunneling nanotube formation in vitro and upregulates immuno-oncologic biomarkers in vivo in malignant mesothelioma
Disruption of intercellular communication within tumors is emerging as a novel potential strategy for cancer-directed therapy. Tumor-Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy is a treatment modality that has itself emerged over the…
November 10, 2023 / Cell Rep
Spiny projection neurons exhibit transcriptional signatures within subregions of the dorsal striatum
The dorsal striatum is organized into functional territories defined by corticostriatal inputs onto both direct and indirect spiny projection neurons (SPNs), the major cell types within the striatum. In addition…
November 7, 2023 / Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Spatial Transcriptomics Resolve an Emphysema-specific Lymphoid Follicle B Cell Signature in COPD
RATIONALE: Within chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema is characterized by a significant yet partially understood B cell immune component. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the transcriptomic signatures from lymphoid follicles (LFs)…
November 2, 2023 / Front Cell Dev Biol
Core binding factor subunit β plays diverse and essential roles in the male germline
Much of the foundation for lifelong spermatogenesis is established prior to puberty, and disruptions during this developmental window negatively impact fertility long into adulthood. However, the factors that coordinate prepubertal…
November 2, 2023 / Nat Cell Biol
Regenerating human skeletal muscle forms an emerging niche in vivo to support PAX7 cells
Skeletal muscle stem and progenitor cells including those derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) offer an avenue towards personalized therapies and readily fuse to form human–mouse myofibres in vivo.…
November 1, 2023 / Nature
IL-1β+ macrophages fuel pathogenic inflammation in pancreatic cancer
Inflammatory and immunomodulatory signals co-exist in the pancreatic tumour microenvironment, leading to dysregulated repair and cytotoxic responses. Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) have key roles in PDAC2, but their diversity has prevented…
October 28, 2023 / Pharmacol Res
Characterization of the tumor microenvironment and identification of spatially predictive biomarkers associated with beneficial neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) has become the standard treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). However, 20-40% of patients with LARC show little to no response to nCRT. Thus,…
October 27, 2023 / Am J Transplant
Human leukocyte antigen class I antibody-activated endothelium promotes CD206+ M2 macrophage polarization and MMP9 secretion through TLR4 signaling and P-selectin in a model of antibody-mediated rejection and allograft vasculopathy
HLA donor-specific antibodies (DSA) elicit alloimmune responses against the graft vasculature, leading to endothelial cell (EC) activation and monocyte infiltration during antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). AMR promotes chronic inflammation and remodeling,…
October 25, 2023 / Mol Cancer Res
Spatial transcriptomics suggests that alterations occur in the preneoplastic breast microenvironment of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females, affecting one in every eight women and accounting for the majority of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. Germline mutations in the…
October 24, 2023 / Gastric Cancer
Stroma AReactive Invasion Front Areas (SARIFA) proves prognostic relevance in gastric carcinoma and is based on a tumor-adipocyte interaction indicating an altered immune response. Gastric Cancer
Background: Recently, we presented Stroma AReactive Invasion Front Areas (SARIFA) as a new histomorphologic negative prognostic biomarker in gastric cancer. It is defined as direct contact between tumor cells and…