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ST-GCP: a graph convolutional network model with contrastive consistency and permutation for spatial transcriptomics.

Yajie Meng¹, Yongkang Wang¹, Cheng Guo²

¹School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wuhan Textile University, No. 1 Sunshine Avenue, Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei 430200, China.

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Spatial transcriptomics (STs) analysis is enhanced by ST-GCP, a novel self-supervised graph learning framework. It effectively integrates spatial and gene expression data to reveal complex biological patterns.

Keywords:

clustering permutation spatial domain identification spatial transcriptomics

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Spatial transcriptomics (STs) technology offers unparalleled insights into tissue organization by preserving gene expression and spatial data.
Existing computational methods often neglect spatial information, leading to limited data representation and suboptimal clustering.
There is a need for advanced computational frameworks that leverage the full potential of ST data.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce ST-GCP, a self-supervised graph representation learning framework designed for spatial transcriptomics data.
To develop a method that effectively integrates spatial topology and gene expression profiles.
To improve the analysis of complex biological patterns within tissues.

Main Methods:

ST-GCP employs a structure-feature perturbation mechanism, creating two augmented graph views through gene expression permutation and spatial network edge dropout.
A two-layer graph convolutional network (GCN) encoder-decoder is utilized for extracting spatial representations and reconstructing gene expression.
A cosine-similarity-based contrastive objective aligns view-specific representations, optimizing reconstruction and contrastive consistency.

Main Results:

ST-GCP successfully couples graph topology with transcriptomic profiles in a shared low-dimensional space.
Experimental results demonstrate the framework's ability to uncover biologically meaningful patterns in multiple ST datasets.
Identified patterns include tumor heterogeneity, brain developmental architecture, and cellular developmental trajectories.

Conclusions:

ST-GCP provides a powerful self-supervised approach for spatial transcriptomics data analysis.
The framework effectively integrates spatial and gene expression information for deeper biological insights.
ST-GCP advances the exploration of tissue organization and cellular dynamics.