{"database":"GEO","file_versions":[{"headers":{"Content-Type":["application/json"]},"body":{"files":{"Other":["ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/series/GSE347nnn/GSE347294/"]},"type":"primary"},"statusCode":"OK","statusCodeValue":200}],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Transcriptomics"],"species":["Mus musculus"],"gds_type":["Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE347294"],"repository":["GEO"],"entry_type":["GSE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"NicheSphere reveals an Spp1-centered multicellular niche in myeloproliferative neoplasm-associated fibrosis","description":"Bone marrow fibrosis in myeloproliferative neoplasms arises through reciprocal interactions between mutant hematopoietic cells and fibrosis-associated stromal populations. Using dual lineage tracing, single-cell and multiplet RNA sequencing, spatial proteomics, and NicheSphere, a framework integrating condition-specific co-localization with ligand–receptor inference, we identified an Spp1-centered multicellular ‘Fibrosis interacting core’ comprising osteoCAR cells, fibroblasts, megakaryocytes and additional hematopoietic populations, in which Spp1⁺ myeloid cells occupied a central communication position. NicheSphere distinguished macrophage–vascular compartments enriched in inflammatory signaling from this “Fibrosis interacting core” characterized by TGF-β, NF-κB, and extracellular-matrix programs. CODEX imaging confirmed increased proximity of SPP1⁺ immune cells, activated stromal cells, and megakaryocytes. Genetic deletion of Spp1 demonstrated complementary functional contributions from stromal and hematopoietic compartments, supporting Spp1 as a multicellular mediator of fibrosis, inflammation and myeloproliferative features rather than a macrophage-restricted effector.. Human myelofibrosis single-cell analysis identified SPP1⁺ cells as a prominent predicted communication hub, while elevated circulating SPP1 was associated with adverse clinical outcome. Together, these findings define SPP1-centered multicellular communication as a conserved feature of the fibrotic niche and identify SPP1-associated signaling as a potential therapeutic vulnerability in myelofibrosis.","dates":{"publication":"2026/09/15"},"accession":"GSE347294","cross_references":{"GSM":["GSM10049732","GSM10049731","GSM10049730","GSM10049729"],"GPL":["24247"],"GSE":["347294"],"taxon":["Mus musculus"]}}