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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

Multi-transcriptomics reveals niche-specific expression programs and endothelial cells in glioblastoma.

Jiukun Hu, Xiaohan Sa, Yue Yang, Yuwen Han, Jie Wu, Minxuan Sun, Shaheryar Shafi, Nafees Ahmad, Sami Siraj, Jiao Yang and 1 more

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Jiukun Hu *School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
Xiaohan Sa *School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
Yue YangDepartment of Biomaterials and Stem Cells, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Keling Road No.88, Suzhou, 215163, China.
Yuwen HanSchool of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
Jie WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Lijiang Road No. 1, Suzhou, 215153, China.
Minxuan SunSchool of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
Shaheryar ShafiSchool of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
Nafees AhmadInstitute of Biomedical & Genetic Engineering, 24-Mauve Area G-9/1, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Sami SirajInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, F1 Phase-6 Rd, Phase 5 Hayatabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25100, Pakistan.
Jiao YangInstitute of Clinical Medicine Research, Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Lijiang Road No. 1, Suzhou, 215153, China. yangjiaomed@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1553-5425
Yuanshuai ZhouSchool of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China. zhouys@sibet.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0007-4723

Funding

CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research Grant YSBR-067National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273336Pre-Research and Construction Project of Major Scientific Research Facilities in Jiangsu Province BM2022010Suzhou Medical Innovation Applied Research Project SKYD2022090the Basic Research Pilot Program of Suzhou SJC2022007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlioblastoma (GBM) is a highly lethal malignant intracranial tumor, distinguished from low-grade glioma by histopathological hallmarks such as pseudopalisading cells around necrosis (PAN) and microvascular proliferation (MVP). To date the spatial organization of the molecular and cellular components of these specific histopathological features has not been fully elucidated.

methodsHere, using bulk RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomic and single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data of GBM patients, we identified niche-specific transcriptional programs and characterized the differences in molecular expression and cellular organization between PAN and MVP.

resultsNotably, we discovered spatially distinct domains within the tumor core and identified niche-specific signatures: NDRG1 and EPAS1, specifically expressed in the PAN and MVP regions. The clustering results showed two distinct phenotypes of endothelial cells (ECs) were enriched in the MVP and PAN regions, respectively. PAN-associated endothelial cells exhibit copy number variations similar to those in GBM cells. Single cell trajectory analysis reveals a pseudotime trajectory, indicating the differentiation of glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) toward ECs.

conclusionsNecrosis cores which are surrounded by hypoxic and perivascular niches and microvascular proliferation area within the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment, have been considered as standardized morphological indicators of aggressive GBM. Our findings provide a cellular and molecular insights into GBM progression.

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Brain NeoplasmsEndothelial CellsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaTranscriptomeCluster AnalysisDNA Copy Number VariationsHumansNecrosisNeoplastic Stem CellsSingle-Cell AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentEndothelial cellsGlioblastomaMicrovascular proliferationPseudopalisading cells around necrosisSpatial transcriptomes

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PMID40234880
PMCPMC11998397

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