Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41397978›Full record

ArticleNature communications2025

Single cell proteomic analysis defines discrete neutrophil functional states in human glioblastoma.

Pranvera Sadiku, Alejandro J Brenes, Rupert L Mayer, Leila Reyes, Patricia Coelho, Gabi van Stralen, Ailiang Zhang, Manuel A Sanchez-Garcia, Emily R Watts, Imran Liaquat and 15 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

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 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Subcellular mass spectrometry reveals proteome remodeling in an asymmetrically dividing (frog) embryonic stem cell.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
    Article
  5. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Pranvera Sadiku *Center for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Alejandro J Brenes *Center for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. abrenes@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-2463
Rupert L MayerResearch Institute for Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-0147
Leila ReyesCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Patricia CoelhoCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Gabi van StralenCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Ailiang ZhangCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Manuel A Sanchez-GarciaCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-2332
Emily R WattsCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Imran LiaquatCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Andrew J M HowdenCell Signaling and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4332-9469
Ikeoluwa AdekoyaDepartment for Clinical Neuroscience, NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Anuka BoldbaatarDepartment for Clinical Neuroscience, NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Allan MacRaildDepartment for Clinical Neuroscience, NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sarah RisbridgerDepartment for Clinical Neuroscience, NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8186-6989
Gillian M MorrisonCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Heather MacPhersonCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Caroline M BruceCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-946X
Shonna JohnstonCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Robert GrecianCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Fiona A MurphyCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Steven M PollardCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6428-0492
Paul M BrennanCenter for clinical Brain sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-830X
Karl MechtlerResearch Institute for Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria. karl.mechtler@imp.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3392-9946
Sarah R WalmsleyCenter for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. sarah.walmsley@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-174X

Funding

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) C62207Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 098516, 209220, 225778
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils are vital innate immune cells shown to infiltrate glioblastomas, however we currently lack the molecular understanding of their functional states within the tumour niche. Given that neutrophils are known to display a prominent discordance between mRNA and protein abundance, we developed ultra-sensitive mini-bulk and single cell proteomic (SCP) workflows to study the heterogeneity of peripheral blood and tumour associated neutrophils (TAN) from patients with glioblastoma. Mini-bulk analysis enabled a deeper protein coverage of circulating immature, mature and TAN populations, defining signatures of maturity and demonstrating that TANs resemble mature circulating neutrophils. Analysis of the SCP data results in the detection of >1100 proteins from a single TAN providing a detailed characterization of neutrophil subsets in glioblastoma. Our approach shows evidence of pathogenic and anti-tumorigenic clusters and discovers cell states invisible to scRNAseq, opening new opportunities to selectively target pro-tumoural neutrophil states.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaNeutrophilsProteomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisFemaleHumansProteomeTumor MicroenvironmentProteome

Identifiers

PMID41397978
PMCPMC12816625

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.