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Bengt Phung

Lund UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9923-0847Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1

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Alexander PietrasiD· 2 shared Elinn JohanssoniD· 2 shared Goran B JönssoniD· 2 shared Jonas SjölundiD· 2 shared Katja HarbstiD· 2 shared Kristian PietrasiD· 2 shared Rebecca RosbergiD· 2 shared Clara OudenaardeniD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Coevolution of neoplastic and non-neoplastic reactive astrocyte states converges on mesenchymal-like and injury-response programs during murine glioblastoma progression and post-radiotherapy recurrence

David Lindgren, Rebecca Rosberg, Karolina I. Smoląg, Elinn Johansson, Dimitra Manou, Jonas Sjölund, Sebastian Benedict Braun, Bengt Phung, Katja Harbst, Pauline Jeannot, Maria Malmberg, Crister P Ceberg, Goran B Jönsson, Kristian Pietras, Alexander Pietras

The paper maps transcriptional changes in astrocyte and tumor cell states during glioblastoma progression and recurrence, identifying reactive astrocyte-like tumor cells associated with radioresistance.

bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Pericytes orchestrate a tumor-restraining microenvironment in glioblastoma

Sebastian Braun, Paulina Bolívar, Clara Oudenaarden, Jonas Sjölund, Matteo Bocci, Katja Harbst, Mehrnaz Safaee Talkhoncheh, Bengt Phung, Eugenia Cordero, Rebecca Rosberg, Elinn Johansson, Goran B Jönsson, Alexander Pietras, Kristian Pietras

This study identifies pericytes as a key paracrine signaling hub in glioblastoma that restrains tumor progression by modulating the tumor microenvironment and immune response.

Nature Communications · Dec 4, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology