A single-cell multi-omic and spatial atlas of B cell lymphomas reveals differentiation drives intratumor heterogeneity

Summary Intratumor heterogeneity is intrinsic to cancer evolution and treatment resistance, although it is typically considered distinct from the differentiation processes driving cell-type and cancer-type diversity. Nodal B cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas are tied to distinct stages of B cell maturation. Through a single-cell multi-omic and spatial atlas of diffuse large B cell, mantle cell, follicular, and marginal zone lymphomas in addition to reactive lymph nodes in 51 patients, we uncovered co-existing B cell maturation states within the same tumors. These intratumor maturation states emerged from the same clone, revealing ongoing differentiation from the cell-of-origin. Maturation state composition varied across and within disease entities, with tumors encompassing mixed cell-of-origin clinical subtypes. Intratumor maturation states inhabited unique spatial niches, maintaining their maturation-associated cellular interactions and regulatory networks while harboring distinct genetic variant expression patterns. Our findings show that cell-type differentiation remains plastic in cancer and is central to tumor variation and evolution.Graphical abstract <jats:fig id="ufig1" position="float" orientation="portrait" fig-type="figure"><jats:graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="565756v2_ufig1" position="float" orientation="portrait" /></jats:fig>.

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 30. Nov. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fitzgerald, Donnacha [VerfasserIn]
Roider, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Baertsch, Marc-Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Kibler, Artur [VerfasserIn]
Horlova, Anastasiia [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Erin [VerfasserIn]
Vöhringer, Harald [VerfasserIn]
Mathioudaki, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Budeus, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Passerini, Verena [VerfasserIn]
Knoll, Mareike [VerfasserIn]
Mammen, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Li, Linsha [VerfasserIn]
Caillé, Léandra [VerfasserIn]
Czernilofsky, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Bruch, Peter-Martin [VerfasserIn]
Liebers, Nora [VerfasserIn]
Meyer-Bender, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Weigert, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Zaugg, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Nolan, Garry [VerfasserIn]
Seifert, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Dietrich, Sascha [VerfasserIn]
Huber, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2023.11.06.565756

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XBI041463323