Tissue biology: in search of a new paradigm

M Adler, AR Chavan, R Medzhitov - Annual Review of Cell and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Animal tissues are made up of multiple cell types that are increasingly well-characterized,
yet our understanding of the core principles that govern tissue organization is still …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative spatial analysis reveals a multi-layered organization of glioblastoma

AC Greenwald, NG Darnell, R Hoefflin, D Simkin… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Glioma contains malignant cells in diverse states. Here, we combine spatial transcriptomics,
spatial proteomics, and computational approaches to define glioma cellular states and …

Resource allocation in mammalian systems

HM Baghdassarian, NE Lewis - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Cells execute biological functions to support phenotypes such as growth, migration, and
secretion. Complementarily, each function of a cell has resource costs that constrain …

Multidimensional social influence drives leadership and composition-dependent success in octopus–fish hunting groups

E Sampaio, VH Sridhar, FA Francisco, M Nagy… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Collective behaviour, social interactions and leadership in animal groups are often driven by
individual differences. However, most studies focus on same-species groups, in which …

Single-cell transcriptomics reveal distinctive patterns of fibroblast activation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

JD Lanzer, LM Wienecke, RO Ramirez Flores… - Basic Research in …, 2024 - Springer
Inflammation, fibrosis and metabolic stress critically promote heart failure with preserved
ejection fraction (HFpEF). Exposure to high-fat diet and nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N [w] …

[HTML][HTML] The spatial landscape of cancer hallmarks reveals patterns of tumor ecological dynamics and drug sensitivity

M Sibai, S Cervilla, D Grases, E Musulen, R Lazcano… - Cell Reports, 2025 - cell.com
Tumors are complex ecosystems of interacting cell types. The concept of cancer hallmarks
distills this complexity into underlying principles that govern tumor growth. Here, we explore …

Diffusion Smart-seq3 of breast cancer spheroids to explore spatial tumor biology and test evolutionary principles of tumor heterogeneity

A Cougnoux, L Mahmoud, PA Johnsson, A Eroglu… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Combining 3D cultures such as tumor spheroids and organoids with spatial omics holds
great potential for tissue biology and cancer research. Yet, this potential is presently limited …

Directed differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells using imprinted cell-like topographies as a growth factor-free approach

H Nosrati, M Fallah Tafti, H Aghamollaei… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2024 - Springer
The influence of surface topography on stem cell behavior and differentiation has garnered
significant attention in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The cell-imprinting …

Tracking of Nascent Matrix Deposition during Muscle Stem Cell Activation across Lifespan Using Engineered Hydrogels

P Duran, BA Yang, E Plaster, M Eiken… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Adult stem cells occupy a niche that contributes to their function, but how stem cells rebuild
their microenvironment after injury remains an open‐ended question. Herein, biomaterial …

Complementing cell taxonomies with a multicellular analysis of tissues

RO Ramirez Flores, PSL Schäfer, L Küchenhoff… - …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The application of single-cell molecular profiling coupled with spatial technologies has
enabled charting of cellular heterogeneity in reference tissues and in disease. This new …