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ArticleNature communications2025

Metabolism archetype cancer cells induce protumor TREM2

Tianhao Chu, Guiqi Zhu, Zheng Tang, Weifeng Qu, Rui Yang, Haiting Pan, Yi Wang, Ruilin Tian, Leilei Chen, Zhiqi Guan and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Tianhao Chu *Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Guiqi Zhu *Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5089-6923
Zheng Tang *Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Weifeng Qu *Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Rui YangDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Haiting PanEndoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Ruilin TianMolecular and Cell Biology Lab, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Leilei ChenMolecular and Cell Biology Lab, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhiqi GuanDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Yichao BuDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1283-3547
Qianfu ZhaoDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Jiafeng ChenDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Shengwei MaoDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Yuan FangDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Jun GaoDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoling WuDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
Jian ZhouDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2118-1117
Weiren LiuDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China. liu.weiren@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
Dan YeMolecular and Cell Biology Lab, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. yedan@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4848-0501
Jia FanDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China. fan.jia@zs-hospital.sh.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-629X
Yinghong ShiDepartment of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China. shi.yinghong@zs-hospital.sh.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-8988

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 81773067, 82073217, 82073218, and 82003084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The functional programs adopted by cancer cells and their impact on the tumor microenvironment are complex and remain unclear. Here, we identify three distinct single-cell archetypes (i.e. metabolism, stemness and inflammation) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, each exhibiting unique spatial distribution. Further analysis shows an immune-suppressive niche populated by metabolism archetype cancer cells and TREM2-positive tumor-associated macrophages (TREM2

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLipoproteins, LDLLiver NeoplasmsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, ImmunologicTumor-Associated MacrophagesAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTumor MicroenvironmentLipoproteins, LDLMembrane Glycoproteinsoxidized low density lipoproteinReceptors, ImmunologicTREM2 protein, human

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