Mapping the spatial architecture of glioblastoma from core to edge delineates niche-specific tumor cell states and intercellular interactions
Khan, S. M.; Wang, A. Z.; Desai, R. R.; McCornack, C. R.; Sun, R.; Dahiya, S. M.; Foltz-Stringfellow, J.; Sherpa, N. D.; Leavitt, L.; West, T. R.; Wang, A. F.; Krbanjevic, A.; Choi, B. D.; Leuthardt, E. C.; Patel, B.; Charest, A.; Kim, A. H.; Dunn, G. P.; Petti, A. A.
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Treatment resistance in glioblastoma (GBM) is largely driven by the extensive multi-level heterogeneity that typifies this disease. Despite significant progress toward elucidating GBMs genomic and transcriptional heterogeneity, a critical knowledge gap remains in defining this heterogeneity at the spatial level. To address this, we employed spatial transcriptomics to map the architecture of the GBM ecosystem. This revealed tumor cell states that are jointly defined by gene expression and spatial localization, and multicellular niches whose composition varies along the tumor core-edge axis. Ligand-receptor interaction analysis uncovered a complex network of intercellular communication, including niche- and region-specific interactions. Finally, we found that CD8 positive GZMK positive T cells colocalize with LYVE1 positive CD163 positive myeloid cells in vascular regions, suggesting a potential mechanism for immune evasion. These findings provide novel insights into the GBM tumor microenvironment, highlighting previously unrecognized patterns of spatial organization and intercellular interactions, and novel therapeutic avenues to disrupt tumor-promoting interactions and overcome immune resistance.
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