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ArticleGenome biology2025

A single-cell atlas of RNA alternative splicing in the glioma-immune ecosystem.

Xiao Song, Deanna Tiek, Minghui Lu, Xiaozhou Yu, Runxin Wu, Maya Walker, Qiu He, Derek Sisbarro, Bo Hu, Shi-Yuan Cheng

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Article in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Xiao SongThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. xiao.song@northwestern.edu.
Deanna TiekThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Minghui LuThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Xiaozhou YuThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Runxin WuThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Maya WalkerThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Qiu HeThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Derek SisbarroThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Bo HuThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Shi-Yuan ChengThe Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, The Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior St, Lurie 6-119, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. shiyuan.cheng@northwestern.edu.

Funding

Targeting RNA Splicing in GliomaR01NS125318 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Shi-Yuan Cheng · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Role of Protein Methylation in Cell Mitosis and GlioblastomaR01NS115403 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHENG, SHI-YUAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Therapeutic Targeting in EGFR-amplified GlioblastomaR01NS133160 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Shi-Yuan Cheng · 2024 to 2026
$1.4M
Cysteine Depletion-induced Ferroptosis as a Therapeutic Vulnerability iR21NS126810 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHENG, SHI-YUAN · 2022 to 2023
$440k
Targeting ATG4B to Treat GlioblastomaR21NS122375 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CHENG, SHI-YUAN, SCHEIDT, KARL A · 2022 to 2023
$423k
Novel relationships of splicing factors in temozolomide-resistant glioblastomaK00CA234799 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI TIEK, DEANNA MARIE · 2020 to 2023
$369k
Novel relationships of splicing factors in temozolomide-resistant glioblastomaF99CA234799 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI TIEK, DEANNA MARIE · 2018 to 2018
$34k
NCI NIH HHS F99 CA234799NCI NIH HHS K00 CA234799NIH HHS CA234799NIH HHS NS115403, NS122375, NS126810, NS125318NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115403NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS125318NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS133160NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS122375NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS126810United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity W81XWH-22-1-0374, HT9425-24-1-0573
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSingle-cell analysis has refined our understanding of cellular heterogeneity in glioma, yet RNA alternative splicing, a critical layer of transcriptome regulation, remains underexplored at single-cell resolution. Here, we present a pan-glioma single-cell alternative splicing analysis in both tumor and immune cells through integrating seven SMART-seq2 datasets of human gliomas to uncover overlooked isoform-level regulations shaping glioma progression and immune responses.

resultsOur analysis reveals lineage-specific alternative splicing regulation among glioma cellular states, with the most divergent alternative splicing landscapes observed between mesenchymal and neuronal-like glioma cells. Notably, this includes events in TCF12 exon 15 and PTBP2 exon 10, two key regulators of mesenchymal and neuronal transcriptomes. Inducing TCF12 exon 15 inclusion in glioma cells with a dCasRx-RBM25 system promotes neuronal gene expression, suppresses genes related to extracellular matrix organization, and enhances sensitivity to radiotherapy. Comparison of core and peripheral glioma cells highlights alternative splicing redox co-regulation of TPM1 and ACTN4, key genes involved in cytoskeletal organization. Further analysis of glioma-infiltrating immune cells reveals altered first exon usage of UGP2 in regulatory T cells and an association between MS4A7 alternative splicing in macrophages and clinical response to anti-PD-1 therapy.

conclusionsThis study emphasizes the role of alternative splicing in glioma cellular heterogeneity, highlighting the importance of an isoform-centric approach to better understand the complex biological processes driving tumorigenesis.

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Alternative SplicingBrain NeoplasmsGliomaSingle-Cell AnalysisCell Line, TumorExonsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansTranscriptomeAlternative splicingCancer cell stateGliomaSingle-cell analysisTranscriptomeTumor immunology

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PMID41387900
PMCPMC12699894

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