Experiments

Searchable full-text extractions: founding hypothesis, core claims, experimental setups, key results and statistics — pulled out of each paper as structure. Search a cell line, an assay or an entity (e.g. HUH7) and find every paper that worked with it. This corpus stands on its own: most entries carry no reproduction assessment (yet).

• Ultra-precision deconvolution of spatial transcriptomics decodes immune heterogeneity and fate-defining programs in tissues.

  PMID 41862467 · PMC13168514 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  UCASpatial is a novel deconvolution algorithm that uses Shannon entropy-based gene weighting combined with weighted non-negative least squares to estimate cell-type composition from spatial transcriptomics data

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• SPP1(+) macrophage-driven interactions shape the tumor microenvironment in lymph node metastatic acral melanoma.

  PMID 42020397 · PMC13230793 · Cell death & disease · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  LN+ acral melanoma shows preferential SPP1+ signaling, including autocrine amplification within SPP1+ macrophages and paracrine interaction with S100A8+ melanoma cells via the SPP1-CD44 axis

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• Interpretation of genomic data: questions and answers.

  PMID 18582627 · PMC2528831 · Seminars in hematology · 2008 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  The main challenge in using genomic technology in cancer research is not managing the volume of data but the proper design, analysis, and reporting of studies.

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• Decoding the tumor microenvironment and molecular mechanism: unraveling cervical cancer subpopulations and prognostic signatures through scRNA-Seq and bulk RNA-seq analyses.

  PMID 38482016 · PMC10933018 · Frontiers in immunology · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  C3 PLP2+ Tumor Epithelial Progenitor Cells are a noteworthy subpopulation exerting a pivotal influence on CC differentiation and progression

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• Identification of a novel lncRNA prognostic signature and analysis of functional lncRNA AC115619.1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

  PMID 37614318 · PMC10442647 · Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A six-lncRNA prognostic signature (LINC02428, LINC02163, AC008549.1, AC115619.1, CASC9, LINC02362) predicts overall survival in HCC patients

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• Targeted and personalized immunotherapy in lung adenocarcinoma: single-cell RNA sequencing of MAFF+ tumor cells and the therapeutic potential of FOS.

  PMID 40936936 · PMC12420628 · Frontiers in immunology · 2025 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  A highly stem-like C0 MAFF+ tumor cell subtype dominates invasive LUAD, producing chemokines and activating lipid metabolism

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• Dissecting tumor heterogeneity in colorectal cancer: uncovering the role of BCL2L1(+) cells through single-cell analysis.

  PMID 41958675 · PMC13056825 · Frontiers in immunology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  scRNA-seq identifies five CRC tumor cell subtypes, with the C4 BCL2L1+ subtype predominantly enriched in liver metastases and showing enhanced proliferation, metabolic reprogramming, and anti-apoptotic activity

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• A gene signature related to programmed cell death to predict immunotherapy response and prognosis in colon adenocarcinoma.

  PMID 39950044 · PMC11823652 · PeerJ · 2025 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  COAD patients can be divided into two molecular subtypes (S1, S2) based on 21 prognostic PCD-related genes, with S1 showing worse prognosis and immunosuppressive microenvironment, S2 showing better prognosis and stronger anti-tumor immunity

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• Unveiling the NEFH+ malignant cell subtype: Insights from single-cell RNA sequencing in prostate cancer progression and tumor microenvironment interactions.

  PMID 39759507 · PMC11695424 · Frontiers in immunology · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A malignant cell subtype in PCa with high expression of NEFH was identified, located at the differentiation terminal, showing higher malignancy and association with advanced tumor lesions.

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• MAZ-mediated tumor progression and immune evasion in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: Targeting tumor microenvironment and PCLAF+ subtype-specific therapy.

  PMID 39805182 · PMC11780959 · Translational oncology · 2025 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  A C3 PCLAF+ tumor cell subtype identified by scRNA-seq shows high proliferation/differentiation potential and is linked to aggressive tumor behavior and poor prognosis in HR+BC

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• Identify GDPD3 as a key regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and prostate adenocarcinoma progression via the LPA/LPAR1/AKT axis: transcriptomic and experimental study.

  PMID 41562071 · PMC12813044 · Frontiers in immunology · 2025 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  GDPD3 is upregulated in PRAD tumor tissue and its knockdown inhibits tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and migration

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• TGF-β-mediated activation of fibroblasts in cervical cancer: implications for tumor microenvironment and prognosis.

  PMID 40124621 · PMC11929507 · PeerJ · 2025 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  TGF-β signaling pathway activity is significantly increased in fibroblasts from cervical cancer samples compared to normal samples and correlates with tumor proliferation and differentiation.

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• FOXM1 inhibitor, RCM‑1, enhances venetoclax mediated apoptosis through downregulation of ATP2B4 in rhabdomyosarcoma.

  PMID 41789627 · PMC12987556 · International journal of oncology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Combination therapy of RCM-1 and venetoclax inhibits RMS tumor growth more efficiently than venetoclax alone in an animal model by decreasing proliferation and inducing apoptosis

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• CD155/PVR plays a key role in cell motility during tumor cell invasion and migration.

  PMID 15471548 · PMC524493 · BMC cancer · 2004 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A FALI-coupled scFv antibody library screen identifies CD155 (poliovirus receptor) as a mediator of tumor cell invasion

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• Multi-omics analyses related to unfolded protein response in prostate cancer implicate pro-tumor role of IFRD1.

  PMID 41694360 · PMC12894258 · Frontiers in immunology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Luminal prostate epithelial cells, especially the LE-KLK3 subpopulation, show elevated UPR activity compared to other cell types

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• Inference of Subpathway Activity Profiles Reveals Metabolism Abnormal Subpathway Regions in Glioblastoma Multiforme.

  PMID 33072547 · PMC7533644 · Frontiers in oncology · 2020 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  A GSVA-based method for constructing a metabolic subpathway activity score matrix accurately identifies abnormal GBM metabolic targets

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• Integrating single-cell and bulk transcriptomes to reveal prognostic and immunological features of ecDNA-related genes in osteosarcoma.

  PMID 42047819 · PMC13125642 · Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  A novel ecDNA-related Gene Prognostic Score Model (EGPSM) was constructed using an integrated framework of 101 machine learning algorithm combinations and validated in training, testing, and external cohorts.

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• Tight junction-high and CDH17-positive cell population is the source of colorectal cancer liver metastases.

  PMID 41484106 · PMC12881549 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Loss/inhibition of IKKα unexpectedly promotes, rather than suppresses, CRC liver metastasis in patient-derived organoid (PDO) xenograft models.

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• Substantial unannotated noncoding transcripts in tumors may transcriptionally regulate cancer-related genes.

  PMID 41606598 · PMC12924361 · BMC biology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Many unannotated genes and transcripts (MSTRG/UNTs) are pervasively generated and significantly differentially expressed in cancer cell lines and tissues across four tumor types (lung, liver, stomach, colon)

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• Unveiling the immunometabolic landscape of colorectal cancer through PANoptosis-related gene expression.

  PMID 41601652 · PMC12832467 · Frontiers in immunology · 2025 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PANoptosis-related genes show significant expression heterogeneity across CRC samples, with apoptosis-related genes comprising the largest proportion (87.4%)

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