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Trial reportMedicine2019

Single-cell transcriptional profiling reveals the heterogenicity in colorectal cancer.

Weier Dai, Fangbin Zhou, Donge Tang, Liewen Lin, Chang Zou, Wenyong Tan, Yong Dai

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Trial report in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Weier DaiCollege of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Fangbin ZhouClinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen.
Donge TangClinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen.
Liewen LinClinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen.
Chang ZouClinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen.
Wenyong TanDepartment of Oncology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Yong DaiClinical Medical Research Center, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundColorectal Cancer (CRC) is a highly heterogeneous disease. RNA profiles of bulk tumors have enabled transcriptional classification of CRC. However, such ways of sequencing can only target a cell colony and obscure the signatures of distinct cell populations. Alternatively, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), which can provide unbiased analysis of all cell types, opens the possibility to map cellular heterogeneity of CRC unbiasedly.

methodsIn this study, we utilized scRNA-seq to profile cells from cancer tissue of a CRC patient. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed to understand the roles of genes within the clusters. RESULTS AND

conclusionThe 2824 cells were analyzed and categorized into 5 distinct clusters by scRNA-seq. For every cluster, specific cell markers can be applied, indicating each 1 of them different from another. We discovered that the tumor of CRC displayed a clear sign of heterogenicity, while genes within each cluster serve different functions. GO term analysis also stated that different cluster's relatedness towards the tumor of CRC differs. Three clusters participate in peripheral works in cells, including, energy transport, extracellular matrix generation, etc; Genes in other 2 clusters participate more in immunology processes. Lastly, trajectory plot analysis also supports the viewpoint, in that some clusters present in different states and pseudo-time, while others present in a single state or pseudo time. Our analysis provides more insight into the heterogeneity of CRC, which can provide assistance to further researches on this topic.

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Genetic HeterogeneityAgedBiomarkers, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansSequence Analysis, RNABiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID31441872
PMCPMC6716720

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