Journal: Translational Oncology
Article Title: Spatial and single-cell multi-omics reveal pro-angiogenic THY1 ⁺ fibroblast subtypes predicting prognosis in prostate cancer
doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2026.102664
Figure Lengend Snippet: Single-cell and immunohistochemical validation of CAF subpopulations. (A) t-SNE visualization of major cell types in the GSE176031 single-cell RNA-seq dataset ( n = 21,743 cells). (B) Heatmap showing the mean expression levels of the 8 signature genes across 9 major cell types. (C) UMAP projection of 948 CAFs from our single-cell RNA-seq dataset2 ( GSE141445 ), colored according to the expression levels of ACTA2, VIM, COL1A1, and THY1. (D–G) Multiplex immunofluorescence staining of a prostate cancer TMA (84 tumor samples; four markers: DAPI [blue], COL1A1 [green], THY1 [yellow], α-SMA [red]): (D) Representative image from a BCR-positive, GS 4 + 3 sample with 46.9 % THY1 ⁺ CAFs (scale bar: 300 μm); (E) Representative image from a BCR-negative, GS 4 + 3 sample with 7.7 % THY1 ⁺ CAFs (scale bar: 300 μm); (F) enlarged views from 5 BCR-positive cases (scale bar: 100 μm); (G) enlarged views from 5 BCR-negative cases (scale bar: 100 μm). (H) Violin plot comparing the percentage of THY1 ⁺ CAFs between the GS >7 and GS ≤7 groups. (I) Kaplan–Meier analysis of recurrence-free survival between the high- and low- THY1 ⁺ CAF groups (log-rank test). (J) ROC curves evaluating the predictive accuracy of the THY1 ⁺ CAF percentage for BCR at 1, 3, and 10 years. (K) Schematic diagram illustrating two CAF subtypes: THY1 ⁻ αSMA ⁺ (left) and THY1 ⁺ αSMA ⁺ (right).
Article Snippet: MACS enrichment: Initial enrichment was performed using human THY1 MicroBeads (Miltenyi Biotec, Cat. No. 130–096–253) with LS columns.
Techniques: Immunohistochemical staining, Biomarker Discovery, RNA Sequencing, Expressing, Multiplex Assay, Immunofluorescence, Staining