Nat Commun February 2023 PMID 36823172

Spatial transcriptomics reveals niche-specific enrichment and vulnerabilities of radial glial stem-like cells in malignant gliomas.

Yanming Ren, Zongyao Huang, Lingling Zhou, Peng Xiao, Junwei Song, Ping He, Chuanxing Xie, Ran Zhou, Menghan Li, Xiangqun Dong, Qing Mao, Chao You, Jianguo Xu, Yanhui Liu, Zhigang Lan

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This study uses advanced spatial transcriptomics techniques to map and understand the cellular diversity and regulatory programs within different regions of aggressive brain tumors like DMG and GBM, revealing how tumor cells adapt to and interact with their microenvironments.
It finds that radial glial stem-like cells are more concentrated in the neuron-rich invasive zones of these tumors, and identifies specific molecular pathways, such as FAM20C, that promote their invasive growth.
These insights into the spatial organization and niche-specific vulnerabilities of glioma cells may help develop targeted therapies for these deadly brain cancers.

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Spatial Transcriptomics Uncovers Cell Niches and Vulnerabilities in Gliomas

This study utilizes advanced spatial transcriptomics to map cellular diversity within aggressive brain tumors, revealing how radial glial stem-like cells adapt and interact with microenvironments, and identifying…

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