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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Integrative single-cell, spatial, and bulk transcriptomics reveal an FMR1-FTO axis linked to the immune-excluded phenotype in gastric cancer.

Chenxi Mao, Miao Zhang, Kangjie Zhou, Yidong Hong, Yiqian Han, Luming Zhao, Mingtong Liang, Jingzhou Zhang, Nan Hu, Fenglei Wu

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Chenxi Mao *The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Miao Zhang *The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Kangjie Zhou *The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Yidong HongThe Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Yiqian HanLianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Luming ZhaoThe Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Mingtong LiangLianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Jingzhou ZhangThe Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Nan HuThe Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.
Fenglei WuThe Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China.

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Abstract

Background: Immune exclusion is a major barrier to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) efficacy in gastric cancer, yet the spatial mechanisms by which m Methods: We integrated single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and functional assays to map the gastric cancer microenvironment and derived an m Results: CAFs emerged as a central hub that excluded T cells via collagen-integrin interactions and MIF signaling, forming a CAF-defined collagen barrier that impeded CD8 Conclusions: Collectively, our data support an FMR1-FTO module associated with the immune-excluded phenotype and nominate this axis as a potential vulnerability for disrupting stromal immune barriers. The FMR1-FTO axis may represent a candidate target for strategies aimed at relieving immune exclusion and improving immunotherapy sensitivity.

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Stomach NeoplasmsTumor EscapeCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPhenotypeSignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisSpatial TranscriptomicsTranscriptomeTumor MicroenvironmentFMR1FTOgastric cancerimmune exclusionimmune phenotypesingle-cell transcriptomicsspatial transcriptomics

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PMCPMC13006672

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