An AI-assisted integrated, scalable, single-cell phenomic-transcriptomic platform to elucidate intratumor heterogeneity against immune response.
Bioeng Transl Med
; 9(2): e10628, 2024 Mar.
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We present a novel framework combining single-cell phenotypic data with single-cell transcriptomic analysis to identify factors underpinning heterogeneity in antitumor immune response. We developed a pairwise, tumor-immune discretized interaction assay between natural killer (NK-92MI) cells and patient-derived head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines on a microfluidic cell-trapping platform. Furthermore we generated a deep-learning computer vision algorithm that is capable of automating the acquisition and analysis of a large, live-cell imaging data set (>1 million) of paired tumor-immune interactions spanning a time course of 24 h across multiple HNSCC lines (n = 10). Finally, we combined the response data measured by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis against NK-mediated killing with downstream single-cell transcriptomic analysis to interrogate molecular signatures associated with NK-effector response. As proof-of-concept for the proposed framework, we efficiently identified MHC class I-driven cytotoxic resistance as a key mechanism for immune evasion in nonresponders, while enhanced expression of cell adhesion molecules was found to be correlated with sensitivity against NK-mediated cytotoxicity. We conclude that this integrated, data-driven phenotypic approach holds tremendous promise in advancing the rapid identification of new mechanisms and therapeutic targets related to immune evasion and response.
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