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Spatially aligned graph transfer learning for characterizing spatial regulatory heterogeneity.

Wendong Huang^1,2, Yaofeng Hu³, Lequn Wang⁴

¹Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Bioinformatics, College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.

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We developed Spatially Aligned Graph Transfer Learning (SpaGTL) to map gene regulatory networks in tissues. This tool analyzes spatial transcriptomics data to reveal microenvironmental influences on cell states and functions.

Keywords:

cross-dimensional transfer learning graph transformers spatial regulatory network inference spatially resolved transcriptomics

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Computational Biology
Systems Biology

Background:

Spatially resolved transcriptomics (SRT) enables studying cell states within tissue microenvironments.
Current methods inadequately address microenvironmental influences on regulatory heterogeneity.
A need exists for tools to infer spatial gene regulatory networks in data-limited scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce Spatially Aligned Graph Transfer Learning (SpaGTL), a novel method for inferring context-specific spatial gene regulatory networks.
To enable analysis of microenvironmental variations in cell types and functional domains from a molecular regulatory perspective.
To provide a self-supervised framework for analyzing multi-modal SRT data.

Main Methods:

SpaGTL utilizes a cross-dimensional transfer learning architecture.
It aligns spatial graph representations using gene-level graph transformers and cell/spot-level variational autoencoders.
The model is pretrained on a large-scale multi-modal SRT dataset (~100 million cells/spots).

Main Results:

SpaGTL demonstrates superior precision, robustness, and speed compared to existing algorithms.
The method facilitates the discovery of novel regulatory programs linked to tissue regions and cell types.
SpaGTL shows potential for processing multi-slice SRT data and mapping 3D spatial-temporal changes.

Conclusions:

SpaGTL effectively infers spatial gene regulatory networks, addressing limitations in current SRT analysis.
The framework enhances understanding of microenvironmental impacts on cellular regulation.
SpaGTL offers a scalable and extensible solution for complex spatial transcriptomics data analysis.