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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Combining spatial transcriptomics and ECM imaging in 3D for mapping cellular interactions in the tumor microenvironment |
| Creators Name: | Pentimalli, T.M., Schallenberg, S., León-Periñán, D., Legnini, I., Theurillat, I., Thomas, G., Boltengagen, A., Fritzsche, S., Nimo, J., Ruff, L., Dernbach, G., Jurmeister, P., Murphy, S., Gregory, M.T., Liang, Y., Cordenonsi, M., Piccolo, S., Coscia, F., Woehler, A., Karaiskos, N., Klauschen, F. and Rajewsky, N. |
| Abstract: | Tumors are complex ecosystems composed of malignant and non-malignant cells embedded in a dynamic extracellular matrix (ECM). In the tumor microenvironment, molecular phenotypes are controlled by cell-cell and ECM interactions in 3D cellular neighborhoods (CNs). While their inhibition can impede tumor progression, routine molecular tumor profiling fails to capture cellular interactions. Single-cell spatial transcriptomics (ST) maps receptor-ligand interactions but usually remains limited to 2D tissue sections and lacks ECM readouts. Here, we integrate 3D ST with ECM imaging in serial sections from one clinical lung carcinoma to systematically quantify molecular states, cell-cell interactions, and ECM remodeling in CN. Our integrative analysis pinpointed known immune escape and tumor invasion mechanisms, revealing several druggable drivers of tumor progression in the patient under study. This proof-of-principle study highlights the potential of in-depth CN profiling in routine clinical samples to inform microenvironment-directed therapies. A record of this paper's transparent peer review process is included in the supplemental information. |
| Keywords: | Spatial Transcriptomics, Extracellular Matrix, 3D, Cell-Cell Interactions, Tumor Microenvironment, Systems Medicine, Personalized Oncology, Second Harmonic Imaging, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| Source: | Cell Systems |
| ISSN: | 2405-4712 |
| Publisher: | Cell Press / Elsevier |
| Page Range: | 101261 |
| Date: | 11 April 2025 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2025.101261 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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