Functional states of myeloid cells in cancer

L van Vlerken-Ysla, YY Tyurina, VE Kagan… - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Myeloid cells, comprised of macrophages, dendritic cells, monocytes, and granulocytes,
represent a major component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and are critically …

Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment: accomplices of tumor progression?

Y Zhao, M Shen, L Wu, H Yang, Y Yao, Q Yang… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is made up of cells and extracellular matrix (non-cellular
component), and cellular components include cancer cells and non-malignant cells such as …

The local microenvironment drives activation of neutrophils in human brain tumors

RR Maas, K Soukup, N Fournier, M Massara, S Galland… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Neutrophils are abundant immune cells in the circulation and frequently infiltrate tumors in
substantial numbers. However, their precise functions in different cancer types remain …

Pan-cancer spatially resolved single-cell analysis reveals the crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor microenvironment

C Ma, C Yang, A Peng, T Sun, X Ji, J Mi, L Wei… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a heterogeneous cell population that plays a
crucial role in remodeling the tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, through the integrated …

Tumor microenvironment remodeling after neoadjuvant immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

J Hu, L Zhang, H Xia, Y Yan, X Zhu, F Sun, L Sun, S Li… - Genome medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, but most patients are
refractory to immunotherapy or acquire resistance, with the underlying mechanisms …

Strategies of neutrophil diversification

M Palomino-Segura, J Sicilia, I Ballesteros… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Neutrophils are formidable defenders. Their vast numbers, constant production, high
cytotoxicity and capacity to produce extracellular traps, underlie their ability to efficiently …

Understanding tumour endothelial cell heterogeneity and function from single-cell omics

Q Zeng, M Mousa, AS Nadukkandy, L Franssens… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Anti-angiogenic therapies (AATs) are used to treat different types of cancers. However, their
success is limited owing to insufficient efficacy and resistance. Recently, single-cell omics …

An invasive zone in human liver cancer identified by Stereo-seq promotes hepatocyte–tumor cell crosstalk, local immunosuppression and tumor progression

L Wu, J Yan, Y Bai, F Chen, X Zou, J Xu, A Huang… - Cell research, 2023 - nature.com
Dissecting and understanding the cancer ecosystem, especially that around the tumor
margins, which have strong implications for tumor cell infiltration and invasion, are essential …

Methyltransferase-like proteins in cancer biology and potential therapeutic targeting

YN Qi, Z Liu, LL Hong, P Li, ZQ Ling - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
RNA modification has recently become a significant process of gene regulation, and the
methyltransferase-like (METTL) family of proteins plays a critical role in RNA modification …

Defining and using immune archetypes to classify and treat cancer

AJ Combes, B Samad, MF Krummel - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Tumours are surrounded by a host immune system that can suppress or promote tumour
growth. The tumour microenvironment (TME) has often been framed as a singular entity …