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  • Cell biology
  • Genomics
  • Systems biology

Background:

  • Tissues comprise diverse cells in structured units, with microenvironments shaped by gradients and cellular activities.
  • Spatial heterogeneity in tissues allows for optimized function via cellular division of labor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review how spatial transcriptomics advances tissue-level systems biology.
  • To highlight techniques for quantifying cell transcriptomes with spatial coordinates.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent advances in spatial transcriptomics techniques.
  • Integration of transcriptomic data with spatial coordinate information.

Main Results:

  • Spatial transcriptomics enables detailed analysis of cellular heterogeneity within tissues.
  • Mapping of cell transcriptomes to specific anatomical locations is now feasible.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial transcriptomics is a powerful tool for understanding tissue design principles.
  • This approach facilitates the development of tissue-level systems biology.