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Guanao Yan¹, Shuo Harper Hua², Jingyi Jessica Li^3,4,5,6,7

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Detecting spatially variable genes (SVGs) in transcriptomics data is key, but methods vary. This review classifies 34 methods into three SVG types, aiding reproducible research and tool development.

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Spatially resolved transcriptomics enables gene expression analysis within tissue context.
Detecting spatially variable genes (SVGs) is critical for understanding tissue organization and function.
Current SVG detection methods lack standardized definitions, leading to incomparable results.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and classify state-of-the-art computational methods for detecting spatially variable genes (SVGs).
To provide a framework for understanding the diversity of SVG definitions and methodologies.
To guide future research and development in SVG detection for transcriptomics data.

Main Methods:

Comprehensive literature search to identify 34 relevant computational methods for SVG detection.
Classification of identified SVGs into three categories: overall, cell-type-specific, and spatial-domain-marker SVGs.
Analysis of underlying intuitions, applications, and hypothesis testing strategies employed by these methods.

Main Results:

Identified and categorized 34 distinct methods for spatially variable gene detection.
Highlighted the trade-offs between generality and specificity in current SVG detection approaches.
Detailed the different definitions and underlying statistical tests used across methods.

Conclusions:

Standardized definitions and category-specific benchmarking are needed for reproducible SVG detection.
This review provides a valuable resource for researchers and developers in the field of spatial transcriptomics.
Future work should focus on developing robust and comparable methods for identifying different types of SVGs.