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ArticleCell reports2020

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals a Dynamic Stromal Niche That Supports Tumor Growth.

Sarah Davidson, Mirjana Efremova, Angela Riedel, Bidesh Mahata, Jhuma Pramanik, Jani Huuhtanen, Gozde Kar, Roser Vento-Tormo, Tzachi Hagai, Xi Chen and 3 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 204 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
204citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
18.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

204 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 325 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Sarah DavidsonMedical Research Council Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/Medical Research Council Research Centre, Box 197 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK.
Mirjana EfremovaWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Angela RiedelMedical Research Council Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/Medical Research Council Research Centre, Box 197 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK.
Bidesh MahataWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Jhuma PramanikWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Jani HuuhtanenHematology Research Unit Helsinki, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Gozde KarWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Roser Vento-TormoWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Tzachi HagaiSchool of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Xi ChenWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Muzlifah A HaniffaInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Jacqueline D ShieldsMedical Research Council Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Hutchison/Medical Research Council Research Centre, Box 197 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XZ, UK. Electronic address: js970@mrc-cu.cam.ac.uk.
Sarah A TeichmannWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK. Electronic address: st9@sanger.ac.uk.
Wellcome Sanger Institute · GBHutchison/MRC Research Centre · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBHelsinki University Hospital · FIMedical Research Council · GBNewcastle University · GBTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

Cancer Research UK A20193European Research Council 260507European Research Council 646794Medical Research Council MC_UP_1101/2Medical Research Council MC_UU_12022/5Wellcome Trust 206194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, using single-cell RNA sequencing, we examine the stromal compartment in murine melanoma and draining lymph nodes (LNs) at points across tumor development, providing data at http://www.teichlab.org/data/. Naive lymphocytes from LNs undergo activation and clonal expansion within the tumor, before PD1 and Lag3 expression, while tumor-associated myeloid cells promote the formation of a suppressive niche. We identify three temporally distinct stromal populations displaying unique functional signatures, conserved across mouse and human tumors. Whereas "immune" stromal cells are observed in early tumors, "contractile" cells become more prevalent at later time points. Complement component C3 is specifically expressed in the immune population. Its cleavage product C3a supports the recruitment of C3aR

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AnimalsHumansMelanomaMiceSequence Analysis, RNAStromal CellsTumor Microenvironmentcancer-associated fibroblastcell-cell communicationimmunemelanomasingle-cell sequencingstromatumour microenvironment

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PMID32433953
PMCPMC7242909
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