Bulk high-resolution mass spectrometry can provide sensitive and global snapshots of metabolites involved in cancer metabolism. However, intra-tumor heterogeneity (IntraTH) convolutes the cellular origins and tumor pathologies associated with the detected metabolites, thus making the elucidation ...
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are recognized as direct seeds of metastasis. However, CTC count may not be the 'best' indicator of metastatic risk because their heterogeneity is generally neglected. In this study, we develop a molecular typing system to predict colorectal cancer metastasis potent...
This study investigates the proliferative effects of environmentally relevant exposure to butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) on triple-negative breast cancer using integrated in vivo and in vitro approaches.
Single-cell metabolomics reveals cell heterogeneity and elucidates intracellular molecular mechanisms. However, general concentration measurement of metabolites can only provide a static delineation of metabolomics, lacking the metabolic activity information of biological pathways. Herein, we dev...
Specific pathogen-free laboratory mice are widely used in biomedical research; however, their neonatal-like physiological state often limits their ability to model adult human conditions. Here, we induced adult-like physiological characteristics in laboratory mice by co-housing them with naturall...