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Mapping the spatial architecture of glioblastoma from core to edge delineates niche-specific tumor cell states and intercellular interactions
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Khan, Wang + 27 more
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Spatial transcriptomics reveals distinct tumor cell states and multicellular niches along the core-edge axis in glioblastoma.
- Why it matters: Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of GBM is crucial for addressing treatment resistance and immune evasion, which are driven by complex intercellular interactions.
- What they did: The study used spatial transcriptomics to map gene expression and cell localization, identifying region-specific cell states and intercellular communication networks, including immune cell interactions.
- The result: Findings suggest that immune evasion may involve colocalization of CD8+GZMK+ T cells with LYVE1+ CD163+ myeloid cells in vascular regions, offering potential therapeutic targets to disrupt tumor-promoting interactions.
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