Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

Single-cell analysis reveals prognostic fibroblast subpopulations linked to molecular and immunological subtypes of lung cancer

  • Christopher J. Hanley,
  • Sara Waise,
  • Matthew J. Ellis,
  • Maria A. Lopez,
  • Wai Y. Pun,
  • Julian Taylor,
  • Rachel Parker,
  • Lucy M. Kimbley,
  • Serena J. Chee,
  • Emily C. Shaw,
  • Jonathan West,
  • Aiman Alzetani,
  • Edwin Woo,
  • Christian H. Ottensmeier,
  • Matthew J. J. Rose-Zerilli,
  • Gareth J. Thomas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35832-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Fibroblast heterogeneity is a prominent but poorly understood feature of solid tumours. Here three major fibroblast subpopulations in non-small cell lung cancer are identified and characterised through single cell RNA-sequencing, multiplexed immunohistochemistry and digital cytometry.