Single-cell transcriptomes from human kidneys reveal the cellular identity of renal tumors.
Science
; 361(6402): 594-599, 2018 08 10.
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| ID: mdl-30093597
Messenger RNA encodes cellular function and phenotype. In the context of human cancer, it defines the identities of malignant cells and the diversity of tumor tissue. We studied 72,501 single-cell transcriptomes of human renal tumors and normal tissue from fetal, pediatric, and adult kidneys. We matched childhood Wilms tumor with specific fetal cell types, thus providing evidence for the hypothesis that Wilms tumor cells are aberrant fetal cells. In adult renal cell carcinoma, we identified a canonical cancer transcriptome that matched a little-known subtype of proximal convoluted tubular cell. Analyses of the tumor composition defined cancer-associated normal cells and delineated a complex vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling circuit. Our findings reveal the precise cellular identities and compositions of human kidney tumors.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Transcriptoma
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Riñón
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Neoplasias Renales
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Science
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos