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Knowledge-graph-based cell-cell communication inference for spatially resolved transcriptomic data with SpaTalk.

Xin Shao^1,2, Chengyu Li², Haihong Yang^3,4

¹Key Laboratory of Integrated Oncology and Intelligent Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310006, Hangzhou, China.

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SpaTalk is a new tool that analyzes spatial transcriptomics data to understand how cells communicate within tissues. It models cell-cell signaling networks, offering insights into tissue function and disease.

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Systems Biology
Bioinformatics

Background:

Spatially resolved transcriptomics reveals gene expression within intact organs.
Understanding cell-cell communication is crucial for tissue homeostasis, development, and disease.
Existing methods for inferring spatial communication networks are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To present SpaTalk, a novel computational tool for inferring spatially resolved cell-cell communications.
To model ligand-receptor-target signaling networks between spatially proximal cells.
To provide a universal method applicable to various spatial transcriptomics data types.

Main Methods:

SpaTalk utilizes a graph network and knowledge graph to model signaling pathways.
It dissects cell-type composition using a non-negative linear model.
Spatial mapping integrates single-cell and spatially resolved transcriptomic data.

Main Results:

SpaTalk demonstrates superior performance compared to existing inference methods on benchmark datasets.
Application to STARmap, Slide-seq, and 10X Visium data revealed detailed communication mechanisms in normal and diseased tissues.
The tool successfully uncovered spatial cell-cell communications across different data types.

Conclusions:

SpaTalk effectively infers spatially resolved cell-cell communications from diverse transcriptomic data.
The tool provides valuable insights into spatial inter-cellular tissue dynamics.
SpaTalk enhances our understanding of tissue architecture and function in health and disease.