Spatial biology of cancer evolution

Z Seferbekova, A Lomakin, LR Yates… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The natural history of cancers can be understood through the lens of evolution given that the
driving forces of cancer development are mutation and selection of fitter clones. Cancer …

Context-specific determinants of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

C Falcomatà, S Bärthel, G Schneider, R Rad… - Cancer Discovery, 2023 - AACR
Immunotherapies have shown benefits across a range of human cancers, but not pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recent evidence suggests that the immunosuppressive …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation during cancer transitions across 11 tumour types

NV Terekhanova, A Karpova, WW Liang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Chromatin accessibility is essential in regulating gene expression and cellular identity, and
alterations in accessibility have been implicated in driving cancer initiation, progression and …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-cancer proteogenomics connects oncogenic drivers to functional states

Y Li, E Porta-Pardo, C Tokheim, MH Bailey, TM Yaron… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer driver events refer to key genetic aberrations that drive oncogenesis; however, their
exact molecular mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. Here, our multi-omics pan …

Single-cell profiling to explore pancreatic cancer heterogeneity, plasticity and response to therapy

S Bärthel, C Falcomatà, R Rad, FJ Theis, D Saur - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal cancer entity characterized by a
heterogeneous genetic landscape and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the effects of chemotherapy on human pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its tumor microenvironment

G Werba, D Weissinger, EA Kawaler, E Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a
complex ecosystem that drives tumor progression; however, in-depth single cell …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative multi-omic cancer profiling reveals DNA methylation patterns associated with therapeutic vulnerability and cell-of-origin

WW Liang, RJH Lu, RG Jayasinghe, SM Foltz… - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
DNA methylation plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining cellular identity.
However, it is frequently dysregulated during tumor development and is closely intertwined …

Fibrosis induced by resident macrophages has divergent roles in pancreas inflammatory injury and PDAC

JM Baer, C Zuo, LI Kang, AA de la Lastra… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Tissue-resident macrophages (TRMs) are long-lived cells that maintain locally and can be
phenotypically distinct from monocyte-derived macrophages. Whether TRMs and monocyte …

Spatial transcriptomics: technical aspects of recent developments and their applications in neuroscience and cancer research

HE Park, SH Jo, RH Lee, CP Macks, T Ku… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial transcriptomics is a newly emerging field that enables high‐throughput investigation
of the spatial localization of transcripts and related analyses in various applications for …

[HTML][HTML] Dormancy, stemness, and therapy resistance: interconnected players in cancer evolution

F Francescangeli, ML De Angelis, R Rossi… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2023 - Springer
The biological complexity of cancer represents a tremendous clinical challenge, resulting in
the frequent failure of current treatment protocols. In the rapidly evolving scenario of a …