Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Single-cell evaluation reveals shifts in the tumor-immune niches that shape and maintain aggressive lesions in the breast

  • Vidya C. Sinha,
  • Amanda L. Rinkenbaugh,
  • Mingchu Xu,
  • Xinhui Zhou,
  • Xiaomei Zhang,
  • Sabrina Jeter-Jones,
  • Jiansu Shao,
  • Yuan Qi,
  • John A. Zebala,
  • Dean Y. Maeda,
  • Florencia McAllister,
  • Helen Piwnica-Worms

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25240-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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The classification of breast lesions as indolent or aggressive to tailor treatment is crucial. Here, the authors use single-cell transcriptomics and multiparametric imaging of a breast cancer mouse model, report distinct tumor-immune features for the two types of lesions, and suggest the role of IL-17 signaling in disease progression.