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TransST: transfer learning embedded spatial factor modeling of spatial transcriptomics data.

Shuo Shuo Liu¹, Shikun Wang¹, Yuxuan Chen¹

¹Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York City, NY, 10032, USA.

BMC Bioinformatics

|November 6, 2025

Summary

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This study introduces TransST, a new transfer learning method for spatial transcriptomics. TransST improves cell-level analysis by leveraging external data, enhancing biological signal detection in complex tissues.

Keywords:

Clustering Factor model Markov random field Spatial transcriptomics Transfer learning

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Spatial Profiling of Protein and RNA Expression in Tissue: An Approach to Fine-Tune Virtual Microdissection

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Research
Genomics
Computational Biology

Background:

Spatial transcriptomics offers insights into tissue biology but faces challenges with low resolution and sequencing depth.
Extracting reliable biological signals from spatial transcriptomics data remains difficult due to technical limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel transfer learning framework, TransST, to enhance cell-level heterogeneity inference in spatial transcriptomics data.
To adaptively leverage external cell-labeled information to overcome data limitations.

Main Methods:

Proposed a novel transfer learning framework named TransST.
Applied adaptive leveraging of external cell-labeled information.
Utilized computational methods to infer cell-level heterogeneity.

Main Results:

TransST significantly improves existing techniques in both simulation and real-world studies.
Successfully identified five biologically meaningful cell clusters in a breast cancer study, including distinct cancer subtypes.
Distinguished between adipose and connective tissues, a capability not matched by other methods.

Conclusions:

TransST is an effective and robust method for spatial transcriptomics data analysis.
The framework excels at identifying cell subclusters and their driving biomarkers.
Demonstrated utility in complex biological samples like breast cancer tissue.