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ArticleBiochemical genetics2025

Integration of Single-Cell and Bulk RNA-seq Data to Identify the Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Subtypes and Risk Model in Glioma.

Xiuwei Yan, Xin Gao, Jiawei Dong, Fang Wang, Xiaoyan Jiang, Xueyan Hu, Jiheng Zhang, Nan Wang, Lei Xu, Zhihui Liu and 2 more

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiuwei Yan *Cancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xin Gao *Cancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jiawei DongCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Fang WangCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoyan JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xueyan HuCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jiheng ZhangCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Nan WangCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lei XuCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhihui LiuCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. ZhihuiLiu1995@163.com.
Shaoshan HuCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. shaoshanhu421@163.com.
Hongtao ZhaoCancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. hontzhao@gmail.com.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNHangzhou Medical College · CNZhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · CNHarbin Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 61575058Talent Introduction Project of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital No. C-2021-QDJJ03-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are an important component of the stroma. Studies showed that CAFs were pivotally in glioma progression which have long been considered a promising therapeutic target. Therefore, the identification of prognostic CAF markers might facilitate the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. A total of 1333 glioma samples were obtained from the TCGA and CGGA datasets. The EPIC, MCP-counter, and xCell algorithms were used to evaluate the relative proportion of CAFs in glioma. CAF markers were identified by the single-cell RNA-seq datasets (GSE141383) from the Tumor Immune Single-Cell Hub database. Unsupervised consensus clustering was used to divide the glioma patients into different distinct subgroups. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression model was utilized to establish a CAF-related signature (CRS). Finally, the prognostic CAF markers were further validated in clinical specimens by RT‒qPCR. Combined single-cell RNA-seq analysis and differential expression analysis of samples with high and low proportions of CAFs revealed 23 prognostic CAF markers. By using unsupervised consensus clustering, glioma patients were divided into two distinct subtypes. Subsequently, based on 18 differentially expressed prognostic CAF markers between the two CAF subtypes, we developed and validated a new CRS model (including PCOLCE, TIMP1, and CLIC1). The nomogram and calibration curves indicated that the CRS was an accurate prognostic marker for glioma. In addition, patients in the high-CRS score group had higher immune infiltration and tumor mutation burden levels. Moreover, the CRS score had the potential to predict the response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy and chemotherapy. Finally, the expression profiles of three CAF markers were verified by RT‒qPCR. In general, our study classified glioma patients into distinct subgroups based on CAF markers, which will facilitate the development of individualized therapy. We also provided insights into the role of the CRS in predicting the response to ICB and chemotherapy in glioma patients.

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Biomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCancer-Associated FibroblastsGliomaSingle-Cell AnalysisGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisRNA-SeqBiomarkers, TumorCancer-associated fibroblastsChemotherapyGliomaImmune checkpoint blockadePrognosisSingle-cell RNA-seq

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PMID38536568
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