Extensive studies have been performed to describe the phenotypic changes occurring during malignant transformation of the prostate.However,the cell types and associated changes that contribute to the development of pr...Extensive studies have been performed to describe the phenotypic changes occurring during malignant transformation of the prostate.However,the cell types and associated changes that contribute to the development of prostate diseases and cancer remain elusive,largely due to the heterogeneous composition of prostatic tissues.Here,we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of four human prostate tissues by singlecell RNA sequencing(sc RNA-seq)to analyze their cellular compositions.We identify 18 clusters of cell types,each with distinct gene expression profiles and unique features;of these,one cluster of epithelial cells(Ep)is found to be associated with immune function.In addition,we characterize a special cluster of fibroblasts and aberrant signaling changes associated with prostate cancer(PCa).Moreover,we provide insights into the epithelial changes that occur during the cellular senescence and aging.These results expand our understanding of the unique functional associations between the diverse prostatic cell types and the contributions of specific cell clusters to the malignant transformation of prostate tissues and PCa development.展开更多
基金funded by the Youth Science Foundation of Guangxi Medical University(GXMUYSF201810)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81901538,81670750,81770759)+3 种基金the Sigrid Juse’lius Foundation and the Recruitment Fund of Fudan Universitythe National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0908000)the Major Project of Guangxi Innovation Driven(AA18118016)the Guangxi Key Laboratory for Genomic and Personalized Medicine(16-380-54,17-259-45,19-050-22,19-185-33,and 20-065-33)。
文摘Extensive studies have been performed to describe the phenotypic changes occurring during malignant transformation of the prostate.However,the cell types and associated changes that contribute to the development of prostate diseases and cancer remain elusive,largely due to the heterogeneous composition of prostatic tissues.Here,we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of four human prostate tissues by singlecell RNA sequencing(sc RNA-seq)to analyze their cellular compositions.We identify 18 clusters of cell types,each with distinct gene expression profiles and unique features;of these,one cluster of epithelial cells(Ep)is found to be associated with immune function.In addition,we characterize a special cluster of fibroblasts and aberrant signaling changes associated with prostate cancer(PCa).Moreover,we provide insights into the epithelial changes that occur during the cellular senescence and aging.These results expand our understanding of the unique functional associations between the diverse prostatic cell types and the contributions of specific cell clusters to the malignant transformation of prostate tissues and PCa development.
