Integrative spatial analysis reveals a multi-layered organization of glioblastoma

Alissa C. Greenwald, Noam Galili Darnell, Rouven Hoefflin, Dor Simkin, Christopher W. Mount, L. Nicolas Gonzalez Castro, Yotam Harnik, Sydney Dumont, Dana Hirsch, Masashi Nomura, Tom Talpir, Merav Kedmi, Inna Goliand, Gioele Medici, Julie Laffy, Baoguo Li, Vamsi Mangena, Hadas Keren-Shaul, Michael Weller, Yoseph AddadiMarian C. Neidert, Mario L. Suvà*, Itay Tirosh*

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Abstract

Glioma contains malignant cells in diverse states. Here, we combine spatial transcriptomics, spatial proteomics, and computational approaches to define glioma cellular states and uncover their organization. We find three prominent modes of organization. First, gliomas are composed of small local environments, each typically enriched with one major cellular state. Second, specific pairs of states preferentially reside in proximity across multiple scales. This pairing of states is consistent across tumors. Third, these pairwise interactions collectively define a global architecture composed of five layers. Hypoxia appears to drive the layers, as it is associated with a long-range organization that includes all cancer cell states. Accordingly, tumor regions distant from any hypoxic/necrotic foci and tumors that lack hypoxia such as low-grade IDH-mutant glioma are less organized. In summary, we provide a conceptual framework for the organization of cellular states in glioma, highlighting hypoxia as a long-range tissue organizer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2485-2501.e26
JournalCell
Volume187
Issue number10
Early online date22 Apr 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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