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ArticleNature communications2025

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics implicate a prognostic function of tertiary lymphoid structures in gastric cancer.

Yanchun Wang, Guangyu Zhang, Xin Zhang, Gaoke Liu, Lihua Zhang, Lei Chen, Shuli Sang, Sheng Yao, Yang Fei, Zhichao Tian and 7 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 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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40 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Yanchun Wang *Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-7312
Guangyu Zhang *Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Center for Immune Ageing and Rejuvenation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-1880
Xin Zhang *Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0437-7408
Gaoke Liu *Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lihua Zhang *Department of Pathology, Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Lei ChenDepartment of Critical Care Nephrology and Blood Purification, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Shuli SangLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Sheng YaoDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yang FeiDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhichao TianDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yu ZangDepartment of Pathology, Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hongwei WangDepartment of Pathology, Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yiping DongDepartment of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chunjie LiuLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China. liucj@bmi.ac.cn.
Xizhao ChenDepartment of Nephrology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. cindy3491@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0528-3375
Yan LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. liuyan1799@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1019-6567
Min ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. mzhangcool@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7785-5475

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82203636
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) have emerged as critical prognostic and immunotherapeutic indicators in cancer, with their clinical significance modulated by spatial distribution patterns and density. Here, we performed integrated single-cell and spatial transcriptomic profiling of 30 gastric cancer (GC) specimens stratified by TLS spatial localization patterns. Comparative analysis shows pronounced enrichment of CXCL13

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Stomach NeoplasmsTertiary Lymphoid StructuresTranscriptomeB-LymphocytesChemokine CXCL13Dendritic CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGerminal CenterHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Lymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisChemokine CXCL13CXCL13 protein, humanCXCR5 protein, humanICAM1 protein, humanIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Receptors, CXCR5Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

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PMCPMC12647882

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