Yulin Wang

Dr. Yulin Wang

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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9 April 2025 in Biomedicines
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DCDongting Chen
Dongting Chen
TLTING LEI
TING LEI
YWYulin Wang
Yulin Wang
ZYZaitao Yu
Zaitao Yu
SLSiqi Liu
Siqi Liu
YLYan Li
Yan Li
Backgrounds: Adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs) are benign intracranial tumors that behave aggressively due to their location, infiltration of the surrounding nervous tissue and high capacity for recurrence. In this study, we aimed to construct ACP primary cell models for further investigation of tumorigenic and recurrent mechanisms. Methods: Primary cells were isolated from primary (one case) and recurrent (one case) ACP. Short tandem repeat (STR) analysis was used to clarify the identity of the ACP primary cells we isolated. Whole exome sequencing (WES), immunofluorescence (IF) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were performed on primary cells and corresponding ACP tissues, to determine the mutational profile and to clarify the tissue origin and phenotypic of primary cells. Transcriptome RNA-seq was performed to obtain the gene expression characteristics of ACP primary cells. Subsequently, a heterotopic ACP xenograft mouse model was established to confirm the tumorigenesis capacity of ACP primary cells. Results: ACP primary cells were successfully cultured. The genetic variants were similar to the original tumor tissue, and they owned expression of cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) markers (FSP1/S100A4, Vimentin) and nuclear translocation β-catenin. Meanwhile, they had an high level expression of extracellular matrix components (Fibronectin). The tumor formation ability of ACP primary cells was verified. The transcriptional signatures of ACP primary cells were also explored. Conclusions: We successfully isolated and characterized ACP primary cells that acquired multiple CAF features and demonstrated stable propagation through dozens of passages. These PDC models laid the foundation for further research on ACP.