Tumour heterogeneity and metastasis at single-cell resolution
Devon A Lawson1,2, Kai Kessenbrock3,4, Ryan T Davis5
1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. dalawson@uci.edu.
Abstract:
Tumours comprise a heterogeneous collection of cells with distinct genetic and phenotypic properties that can differentially promote progression, metastasis and drug resistance. Emerging single-cell technologies provide a new opportunity to profile individual cells within tumours and investigate what roles they play in these processes. This Review discusses key technological considerations for single-cell studies in cancer, new findings using single-cell technologies and critical open questions for future applications.
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