Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Single cell analysis of cribriform prostate cancer reveals cell intrinsic and tumor microenvironmental pathways of aggressive disease

  • Hong Yuen Wong,
  • Quanhu Sheng,
  • Amanda B. Hesterberg,
  • Sarah Croessmann,
  • Brenda L. Rios,
  • Khem Giri,
  • Jorgen Jackson,
  • Adam X. Miranda,
  • Evan Watkins,
  • Kerry R. Schaffer,
  • Meredith Donahue,
  • Elizabeth Winkler,
  • David F. Penson,
  • Joseph A. Smith,
  • S. Duke Herrell,
  • Amy N. Luckenbaugh,
  • Daniel A. Barocas,
  • Young J. Kim,
  • Diana Graves,
  • Giovanna A. Giannico,
  • Jeffrey C. Rathmell,
  • Ben H. Park,
  • Jennifer B. Gordetsky,
  • Paula J. Hurley

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33780-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 21

Abstract

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The molecular and cellular underpinnings of cribriform prostate cancer aggressiveness remain to be explored. Here, the authors perform single-cell RNA-sequencing, TCR sequencing and histology and reveal cancer cell intrinsic pathways and an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment.