Single-cell transcriptomes from human kidneys reveal the cellular identity of renal tumors.
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Messenger RNA encodes cellular function and phenotype. In the context of human cancer, it defines the identities of malignant cells and the diversity of tumor tissue. We studied 72,501 single-cell transcriptomes of human renal tumors and normal tissue from fetal, pediatric, and adult kidneys. We matched childhood Wilms tumor with specific fetal cell types, thus providing evidence for the hypothesis that Wilms tumor cells are aberrant fetal cells. In adult renal cell carcinoma, we identified a canonical cancer transcriptome that matched a little-known subtype of proximal convoluted tubular cell. Analyses of the tumor composition defined cancer-associated normal cells and delineated a complex vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling circuit. Our findings reveal the precise cellular identities and compositions of human kidney tumors.
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Medical Research Council (MR/M008975/1)
Department of Health (via National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)) (NF-SI-0514-10122)
Medical Research Council (MR/K023934/1)
Wellcome Trust (200110/Z/15/Z)
Medical Research Council (MR/N024907/1)
Arthritis Research UK (21777)