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- Title
Single-nuclei and bulk-tissue gene-expression analysis of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma links disease subtypes with tumor microenvironment.
- Authors
Zethoven, Magnus; Martelotto, Luciano; Pattison, Andrew; Bowen, Blake; Balachander, Shiva; Flynn, Aidan; Rossello, Fernando J.; Hogg, Annette; Miller, Julie A.; Frysak, Zdenek; Grimmond, Sean; Fishbein, Lauren; Tischler, Arthur S.; Gill, Anthony J.; Hicks, Rodney J.; Dahia, Patricia L. M.; Clifton-Bligh, Roderick; Pacak, Karel; Tothill, Richard W.
- Abstract
Pheochromocytomas (PC) and paragangliomas (PG) are rare neuroendocrine tumors associated with autonomic nerves. Here we use single-nuclei RNA-seq and bulk-tissue gene-expression data to characterize the cellular composition of PCPG and normal adrenal tissues, refine tumor gene-expression subtypes and make clinical and genotypic associations. We confirm seven PCPG gene-expression subtypes with significant genotype and clinical associations. Tumors with mutations in VHL, SDH-encoding genes (SDHx) or MAML3-fusions are characterized by hypoxia-inducible factor signaling and neoangiogenesis. PCPG have few infiltrating lymphocytes but abundant macrophages. While neoplastic cells transcriptionally resemble mature chromaffin cells, early chromaffin and neuroblast markers are also features of some PCPG subtypes. The gene-expression profile of metastatic SDHx-related PCPG indicates these tumors have elevated cellular proliferation and a lower number of non-neoplastic Schwann-cell-like cells, while GPR139 is a potential theranostic target. Our findings therefore clarify the diverse transcriptional programs and cellular composition of PCPG and identify biomarkers of potential clinical significance. Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PCPG) are rare neuroendocrine tumours. Here, the authors use single-nuclei and bulk-tissue RNA-seq to characterise PCPG tumours and their microenvironments and reveal molecular subtypes as well as expression patterns associated with metastasis.
- Subjects
TUMOR microenvironment; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; CHROMAFFIN cells; NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; CELL nuclei
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-022-34011-3