Cancer Discovery,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 134 - 153
Published: Aug. 20, 2021
Abstract
Liver
metastasis,
the
leading
cause
of
colorectal
cancer
mortality,
exhibits
a
highly
heterogeneous
and
suppressive
immune
microenvironment.
Here,
we
sequenced
97
matched
samples
by
using
single-cell
RNA
sequencing
spatial
transcriptomics.
Strikingly,
metastatic
microenvironment
underwent
remarkable
reprogramming
immunosuppressive
cells
such
as
MRC1+
CCL18+
M2-like
macrophages.
We
further
developed
scMetabolism,
computational
pipeline
for
quantifying
metabolism,
observed
that
those
macrophages
harbored
enhanced
metabolic
activity.
Interestingly,
neoadjuvant
chemotherapy
could
block
this
status
restore
antitumor
balance
in
responsive
patients,
whereas
nonresponsive
patients
deteriorated
into
more
one.
Our
work
described
evolution
metastasis
uncovered
black
box
how
tumors
respond
to
chemotherapy.
Significance:
present
atlas
liver
found
metabolically
activated
sites.
Efficient
can
slow
down
activation,
raising
possibility
target
metabolism
pathways
metastasis.
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article
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Genome Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: June 27, 2022
Abstract
Single-cell
transcriptomics
(scRNA-seq)
has
become
essential
for
biomedical
research
over
the
past
decade,
particularly
in
developmental
biology,
cancer,
immunology,
and
neuroscience.
Most
commercially
available
scRNA-seq
protocols
require
cells
to
be
recovered
intact
viable
from
tissue.
This
precluded
many
cell
types
study
largely
destroys
spatial
context
that
could
otherwise
inform
analyses
of
identity
function.
An
increasing
number
platforms
now
facilitate
spatially
resolved,
high-dimensional
assessment
gene
transcription,
known
as
‘spatial
transcriptomics’.
Here,
we
introduce
different
classes
method,
which
either
record
locations
hybridized
mRNA
molecules
tissue,
image
positions
themselves
prior
assessment,
or
employ
arrays
probes
pre-determined
location.
We
review
sizes
tissue
area
can
assessed,
their
resolution,
genes
profiled.
discuss
if
preservation
influences
choice
platform,
provide
guidance
on
whether
specific
may
better
suited
discovery
screens
hypothesis
testing.
Finally,
bioinformatic
methods
analysing
transcriptomic
data,
including
pre-processing,
integration
with
existing
inference
cell-cell
interactions.
Spatial
-omics
are
already
improving
our
understanding
human
tissues
research,
diagnostic,
therapeutic
settings.
To
build
upon
these
recent
advancements,
entry-level
those
seeking
own
research.
Genome biology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
20(1)
Published: Dec. 1, 2019
Single-cell
RNA-Seq
(scRNA-Seq)
profiles
gene
expression
of
individual
cells.
Recent
scRNA-Seq
datasets
have
incorporated
unique
molecular
identifiers
(UMIs).
Using
negative
controls,
we
show
UMI
counts
follow
multinomial
sampling
with
no
zero
inflation.
Current
normalization
procedures
such
as
log
per
million
and
feature
selection
by
highly
variable
genes
produce
false
variability
in
dimension
reduction.
We
propose
simple
methods,
including
generalized
principal
component
analysis
(GLM-PCA)
for
non-normal
distributions,
using
deviance.
These
methods
outperform
the
current
practice
a
downstream
clustering
assessment
ground
truth
datasets.
Cancer Discovery,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1), P. 134 - 153
Published: Aug. 20, 2021
Abstract
Liver
metastasis,
the
leading
cause
of
colorectal
cancer
mortality,
exhibits
a
highly
heterogeneous
and
suppressive
immune
microenvironment.
Here,
we
sequenced
97
matched
samples
by
using
single-cell
RNA
sequencing
spatial
transcriptomics.
Strikingly,
metastatic
microenvironment
underwent
remarkable
reprogramming
immunosuppressive
cells
such
as
MRC1+
CCL18+
M2-like
macrophages.
We
further
developed
scMetabolism,
computational
pipeline
for
quantifying
metabolism,
observed
that
those
macrophages
harbored
enhanced
metabolic
activity.
Interestingly,
neoadjuvant
chemotherapy
could
block
this
status
restore
antitumor
balance
in
responsive
patients,
whereas
nonresponsive
patients
deteriorated
into
more
one.
Our
work
described
evolution
metastasis
uncovered
black
box
how
tumors
respond
to
chemotherapy.
Significance:
present
atlas
liver
found
metabolically
activated
sites.
Efficient
can
slow
down
activation,
raising
possibility
target
metabolism
pathways
metastasis.
This
article
is
highlighted
In
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feature,
p.
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