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SSpMosaic decodes cellular complexity by identifying universal gene programs called metaprograms. This framework enables accurate cell type annotation and spatial mapping across diverse biological datasets and scales.

Keywords:

cell-type annotation cell-type deconvolution data integration gene program interpretability metaprograms omics single cell spatial domain spatial transcriptomics

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Genomics
Spatial transcriptomics

Background:

Cellular identity is defined by complex, context-aware gene programs.
Integrating diverse biological data (e.g., single-nucleus, spatial transcriptomics) remains challenging.
Existing methods struggle with cross-dataset consistency and novel cell state discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce SSpMosaic, a computational framework for robust biological state representation.
To enable accurate cell type annotation and discovery of novel cell states.
To achieve resolution-agnostic spatial transcriptomics deconvolution and reference-free spatial characterization.

Main Methods:

Development of SSpMosaic, a framework utilizing metaprograms for cross-dataset alignment.
Application of metaprogram-based transfer learning for cell type annotation.
Integration of multi-modal data (single-nucleus, chromatin accessibility, spatial transcriptomics).
Resolution-agnostic deconvolution for spatial transcriptomics at various scales.

Main Results:

SSpMosaic enables consistent and accurate data integration across batches, modalities, and species.
The framework accurately annotates cell types and discovers novel cell states.
Achieved precise mapping of cell-type distributions from spot-level to subcellular scales.
Successfully resolved multi-stage spatial domain dynamics by integrating diverse data types.
Enabled reference-free spatial characterization and identification of conserved spatial ecotypes.

Conclusions:

SSpMosaic provides a universal framework for representing biological states using metaprograms.
The framework advances cell type annotation, spatial deconvolution, and discovery of cellular niches.
SSpMosaic facilitates a deeper understanding of spatial domain dynamics and cellular ecologies across biological samples.