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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Inter-Tumor Heterogeneity in Bilateral Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

Tiantian Wang, Jinyuan Shi, Luchuan Li, Xiaoming Zhou, Hui Zhang, Xiaofang Zhang, Yong Wang, Lian Liu, Lei Sheng

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tiantian WangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jinyuan ShiDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Luchuan LiDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiaoming ZhouDepartment of Scientific Research, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Xiaofang ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical College of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yong WangDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Lian LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Lei ShengDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNShandong First Medical University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in cancer progression in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), yet the composition and the phenotype of cells within the TME in bilateral PTC are poorly understood. Methods: We performed unbiased transcriptome-wide single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis on 29,561 cells from 3 pairs of bilateral PTC and 1 non-tumor thyroid sample. The results of the analysis were validated by a large-scale bulk transcriptomic dataset deposited in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Results: Our integrative analysis of thyroid follicular cells revealed 42 signaling pathways enriched in malignant follicular cells, including cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling pathway. A 6-gene signature ( Conclusion: Our integrative analyses revealed great inter-tumor heterogeneity within the TME in bilateral PTC, which will offer assistance for precise diagnosis and treatment.

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Thyroid NeoplasmsTranscriptomeCytokinesGene Expression ProfilingHumansPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesReceptors, CytokineSingle-Cell AnalysisThyroid Cancer, PapillaryTumor MicroenvironmentCytokinesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesReceptors, Cytokinebilateralityimmune dysfunctionpapillary thyroid carcinomascRNA-seqtumor microenvironment

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