
OLD Category: signatures
August 28, 2023 / Dev Cell
Defining the identity and the niches of epithelial stem cells with highly pleiotropic multilineage potency in the human thymus
Thymus is necessary for lifelong immunological tolerance and immunity. It displays a distinctive epithelial complexity and undergoes age-dependent atrophy. Nonetheless, it also retains regenerative capacity, which, if harnessed appropriately, might…
August 28, 2023 / Commun Biol
Spatial transcriptome atlas reveals pulmonary microstructure-specific COVID-19 gene signatures in cynomolgus macaques
Characterizing the host response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the molecular level is necessary to understand viral pathogenesis and identify clinically relevant biomarkers. However, in humans,…
August 25, 2023 / iScience
Immune-active tumor-adjacent tissues are associated with favorable prognosis in stage I lung squamous cell carcinoma
The immunogenomic features of tumor-adjacent lungs (TALs) in stage I lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) are not clear. Multiomics analyses of tumor tissues and paired TALs from 59 stage I…
August 23, 2023 / Front Immunol
Pseudotemporal ordering of spatial lymphoid tissue microenvironment profiles trails Unclassified DLBCL at the periphery of the follicle
We have established a pseudotemporal ordering for the transcriptional signatures of distinct microregions within reactive lymphoid tissues, namely germinal center dark zones (DZ), germinal center light zones (LZ), and peri-follicular…
August 23, 2023 / iScience
Single-cell profiling of murine bladder cancer identifies sex-specific transcriptional signatures with prognostic relevance
Bladder cancer (BLCA) is more common in men but more aggressive in women. Sex-based differences in cancer biology are commonly studied using a murine model with BLCA generated by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine…
August 22, 2023 / Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
Molecular insights using spatial transcriptomics of the distal lung in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Abnormal pulmonary vascular development and function in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a significant factor leading to pulmonary hypertension. The lung has marked cellular diversity that is differentially responsive to…
August 21, 2023 / Immunology
A robust platform for integrative spatial multi-omics analysis to map immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in lung tissues
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus has caused a devastating global pandemic of respiratory illness. To understand viral pathogenesis, methods are available for studying dissociated cells in blood, nasal samples, bronchoalveolar lavage…
August 17, 2023 / Lancet
Immune response after pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation: a multimodal phenotyping study
Background: Cross-species immunological incompatibilities have hampered pig-to-human xenotransplantation, but porcine genome engineering recently enabled the first successful experiments. However, little is known about the immune response after the transplantation of…
August 16, 2023 / Cancers (Basel)
Development of a Patient-Derived 3D Immuno-Oncology Platform to Potentiate Immunotherapy Responses in Ascites-Derived Circulating Tumor Cells
Simple Summary: The clinical implementation of novel precision medicine strategies in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), the most common and aggressive ovarian cancer subtype, are urgently needed. Targeted immunotherapeutic combinations…
August 16, 2023 / Nat Commun
Astroglial Hmgb1 regulates postnatal astrocyte morphogenesis and cerebrovascular maturation
Astrocytes are intimately linked with brain blood vessels, an essential relationship for neuronal function. However, astroglial factors driving these physical and functional associations during postnatal brain development have yet to…
August 16, 2023 / J Immunother Cancer
Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases
Background: The tumor microenvironment (TME) contributes to cancer progression and treatment response to therapy, including in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Prior profiling studies, including single-cell transcriptomics, often involve limited sample…
August 15, 2023 / Cell Rep Med
A CSF-1R-blocking antibody/IL-10 fusion protein increases anti-tumor immunity by effectuating tumor-resident CD8+ T cells
Strategies to increase intratumoral concentrations of an anticancer agent are desirable to optimize its therapeutic potential when said agent is efficacious primarily within a tumor but also have significant systemic…