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An Approach to Study Shape-Dependent Transcriptomics at a Single Cell Level

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MuST: multiple-modality structure transformation for single-cell spatial transcriptomics.

Zelin Zang^1,2, Liangyu Li¹, Yongjie Xu¹

¹Westlake Institute for Advanced Studies, Westlake University, HangZhou, 310000, China.

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Summary

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Spatial transcriptomics (ST) data can be biased by dominant modalities. We developed Multiple-modality Structure Transformation (MuST) to integrate diverse data types, improving tissue structure and biomarker analysis for complex biological systems.

Keywords:

biomarker identification modality bias multi-modality integration spatial transcriptomics (ST)topology discovery

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Area of Science:

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Computational Biology

Background:

Spatial transcriptomics (ST) offers multimodal data (transcriptomic, spatial, morphological) for tissue biology research.
Modality bias in ST data arises from inconsistent modality contributions, favoring dominant modalities in analysis.
Mitigating modality bias is crucial for accurate downstream analysis in ST studies.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce Multiple-modality Structure Transformation (MuST), a novel methodology to address modality bias in ST data.
To effectively integrate multimodal information from ST data into a unified latent space.
To provide a robust foundation for diverse downstream analytical tasks in ST.

Main Methods:

MuST employs a topology discovery strategy and a topology fusion loss function.
It learns intrinsic local structures to resolve inconsistencies among different modalities.
Combines topology-based and deep learning techniques for multimodal data integration.

Main Results:

MuST effectively integrates multimodal ST data into a uniform latent space.
It outperforms existing methods in identifying and preserving tissue structures and biomarkers.
Demonstrates advantages in precision and coordination of different modalities.

Conclusions:

MuST provides a versatile toolkit for analyzing complex biological systems using ST data.
The methodology successfully mitigates modality bias, enhancing downstream task performance.
Offers a foundation for advanced ST data analysis, improving biological insights.