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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2026

Multi-omics characterization of a GPRC5A

Weichun Tang, Pengchen Xu, Shengli Wang, Guizhen Su, Qiang Li, Biao Gu, Nannan Wang

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Weichun TangDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The Third People's Hospital of Bengbu Affiliated to Bengbu Medical University, No. 38 Shengli Road, Bengshan District, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China. T18895670552@163.com.
Pengchen XuAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Evolution and Inteligent Diagnosis and Treatment, Bengbu Medical Uaivesity, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China.
Shengli WangThe Third People's Hospital of Bengbu Affiliated to Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China. victory1030@sina.com.
Guizhen SuAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Evolution and Inteligent Diagnosis and Treatment, Bengbu Medical Uaivesity, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China.
Qiang LiAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Evolution and Inteligent Diagnosis and Treatment, Bengbu Medical Uaivesity, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China.
Biao GuDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The Third People's Hospital of Bengbu Affiliated to Bengbu Medical University, No. 38 Shengli Road, Bengshan District, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China.
Nannan WangThe Third People's Hospital of Bengbu Affiliated to Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China.

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Abstract

backgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) exhibits marked cellular heterogeneity, and the cellular context of malignancy-associated epithelial programs remains incompletely defined.

methodsWe integrated 2,993 CRC samples spanning bulk RNA-seq (n = 2,568; two OS/RFS cohorts), scRNA-seq (281,961 cells/152 specimens), spatial transcriptomics (n = 6), and proteomics (n = 267). Analyses included single-cell integration/annotation, GSVA/HALLMARK, interactome, pseudotime, and ligand-receptor mapping; functional CRISPR assays, EMT immunoblotting, and xenografts; TF profiling (SCENIC/JASPAR/ChIP-qPCR); and exploratory drug-response prediction (OncoPredict), cell-sensitivity assays, and docking/MD modeling.

resultsWe constructed a stage-stratified single-cell atlas and resolved eleven malignant epithelial subsets, characterizing Epi_4 as late-stage-enriched with EMT, hypoxia, and inflammatory programs and adverse OS/RFS. GPRC5A marked this subset, which we define as GPRC5A

conclusionsGPRC5A⁺Epi is a malignancy-associated epithelial state in CRC, and GPRC5A is functionally important for malignant phenotypes in the tested models. Its inferred relationships with POSTN⁺ fibroblasts and the trametinib findings should be regarded as hypothesis-generating pending functional crosstalk, direct-binding, and therapeutic validation.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsEpithelial CellsMultiomicsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsCell Line, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansProteomicsGPRC5A protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledColorectal cancerFOSL1GPRC5A+ epithelial subsetPOSTN+ fibroblastsTrametinib

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PMCPMC13563896

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