Transcriptional profiling of macrophages in situ in metastatic melanoma reveals localization-dependent phenotypes and function
Martinek J, Lin J, Kim KI, Wang VG, Wu TC, Chiorazzi M, Boruchov H, Gulati A, Seeniraj S, Sun L, Marches F, Robson P, Rongvaux A, Flavell RA, George J, Chuang JH, Banchereau J, Palucka K. Transcriptional profiling of macrophages in situ in metastatic melanoma reveals localization-dependent phenotypes and function. Cell Reports Medicine 2022, 3: 100621. PMID: 35584631, PMCID: PMC9133468, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocytes/macrophagesDendritic cellsMetastatic melanomaMelanoma cellsMetastatic cutaneous melanomaRegulation of toleranceSpecific transcriptional signatureTranscriptional profilingGene setsLaser capture microdissectionCell-based therapiesTranscriptional signatureCutaneous melanomaDC functionPatient outcomesMetastatic cancerTumor nestsTCGA cohortImmune functionCandidate biomarkersCD14Stromal macrophagesTumor siteTherapeutic opportunitiesAntigen capture