The accuracy and granularity of classifying cell types in the tumour microenvironment (TME) from single-cell RNA-seq data is impacted by heterogeneity among cancer cells and similarities among functionally related immune cells. Here, the authors develop scATOMIC, a tumour and TME cell type classifier based on a hierarchical approach that can be applied to pan-cancer datasets.
- Ido Nofech-Mozes
- David Soave
- Sagi Abelson