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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2024

Unveiling novel cell clusters and biomarkers in glioblastoma and its peritumoral microenvironment at the single-cell perspective.

Liping Wang, Xinyi Li, Chengshi Xu, Danwen Wang, Chao Ma, Zefen Wang, Yirong Li, Zhiqiang Li

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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Liping Wang *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Xinyi Li *Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.ORCID 0009-0008-7151-3264
Chengshi Xu *Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Danwen WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Chao MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Zefen WangDepartment of Physiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Yirong Li *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. liyirong838@163.com.
Zhiqiang Li *Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. lizhiqiang@whu.edu.cn.

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Hubei Technological Innovation Special Fund YYXKNL2023011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlioblastoma (GBM) is a highly heterogeneous, recurrent and aggressively invasive primary malignant brain tumor. The heterogeneity of GBM results in poor targeted therapy. Therefore, the aim of this study is to depict the cellular landscape of GBM and its peritumor from a single-cell perspective. Discovering new cell subtypes and biomarkers, and providing a theoretical basis for precision therapy.

methodsWe collected 8 tissue samples from 4 GBM patients to perform 10 × single-cell transcriptome sequencing. Quality control and filtering of data by Seurat package for clustering. Inferring copy number variations to identify malignant cells via the infercnv package. Functional enrichment analysis was performed by GSVA and clusterProfiler packages. STRING database and Cytoscape software were used to construct protein interaction networks. Inferring transcription factors by pySCENIC. Building cell differentiation trajectories via the monocle package. To infer intercellular communication networks by CellPhoneDB software.

resultsWe observed that the tumor microenvironment (TME) varies among different locations and different GBM patients. We identified a proliferative cluster of oligodendrocytes with high expression of mitochondrial genes. We also identified two clusters of myeloid cells, one primarily located in the peritumor exhibiting an M1 phenotype with elevated TNFAIP8L3 expression, and another in the tumor and peritumor showing a proliferative tendency towards an M2 phenotype with increased DTL expression. We identified XIST, KCNH7, SYT1 and DIAPH3 as potential factors associated with the proliferation of malignant cells in GBM.

conclusionsThese biomarkers and cell clusters we discovered may serve as targets for treatment. Targeted drugs developed against these biomarkers and cell clusters may enhance treatment efficacy, optimize immune therapy strategies, and improve the response rates of GBM patients to immunotherapy. Our findings provide a theoretical basis for the development of individualized treatment and precision medicine for GBM, which may be used to improve the survival of GBM patients.

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Biomarkers, TumorGlioblastomaSingle-Cell AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentBrain NeoplasmsCell AggregationCluster AnalysisDNA Copy Number VariationsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansProtein Interaction MapsBiomarkers, TumorBiomarkersGlioblastomaSingle-cell sequencingTumor heterogeneityTumor microenvironment

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