ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1575647
This article is part of the Research TopicProgress in Molecular Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies for Solid Tumor MicroenvironmentsView all 6 articles
Comprehensive single-cell sequencing reveals the tumor microenvironment and tumor-specific characteristics in trachea squamous cell carcinoma
Provisionally accepted
- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Trachea squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is a subtype of lung cancer. A thorough investigation of the tumor microenvironment of TSCC is crucial for the development of cancer therapeutics and predicting clinical responses. In this study, we utilized single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze seven TSCC samples (including five malignant and two non-malignant samples) and obtained 70,682 high-quality cells. Based on the expression levels of marker genes, we identified 7 major cell types within the samples. By comparing malignant samples that received chemotherapy with those that did not, we identified critical transcriptional regulators responsible for T cell state transition in response to chemotherapy.Additionally, we found specific transcriptional regulators and differentially expressed genes between malignant and non-malignant groups. We identified more particularly abundant specifical intercellular communication in the malignant sample group and that may significantly influence the progression and spread of cancerous cells. Overall, our study provides the first single-cell atlas that comprehensively explains TSCC development and chemotherapy effects, thereby laying a new molecular foundation for therapeutic research in TSCC.
Keywords: single-cell sequencing, Tumor Microenvironment, cell-cell interaction, chemotherapy, trachea squamous cell carcinoma
Received: 12 Feb 2025; Accepted: 30 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Li, Zou, Meng, Liu, Ban, Yu, Miao and Teng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Hongwu Wang, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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