Single-cell integrative analysis reveals consensus cancer cell states and clinical relevance in breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: High heterogeneity and complex interactions of malignant cells in breast cancer has been recognized as a driver of cancer progression and therapeutic failure. However, complete understanding of common cancer cell states and their underlying driver factors remain scarce and challenging. Here, we revealed seven consensus cancer cell states recurring cross patients by integrative analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data of breast cancer. The distinct biological functions, the subtype-specific distribution, the potential cells of origin and the interrelation of consensus cancer cell states were systematically elucidated and validated in multiple independent datasets. We further uncovered the internal regulons and external cell components in tumor microenvironments, which contribute to the c

SUBMITTER: Pang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933444 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature