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Topological Data Analysis for Unsupervised Feature Selection in Large Scale Spatial Omics Data Sets.

James Boyle^1,2, Gregory Hamm³, Eleanor Williams^4,5

¹Data Science and AI, Translational Science & Experimental Medicine, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK. james.boyle@maths.ox.ac.uk.

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Topological data analysis offers a new way to quantify spatial gene expression structure. This method enhances the identification of spatially variable genes and provides biological insights from spatial transcriptomics data.

Keywords:

Mass Spectrometry Imaging Persistent Homology Spatial Transcriptomics Spatially Variable Gene Topological Data Analysis

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Area of Science:

Computational Biology
Genomics
Topological Data Analysis

Background:

Spatial transcriptomics generates large datasets requiring new analysis methods.
Existing methods for comparing spatial gene expression patterns have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To apply persistent homology for continuous quantification of spatial gene expression structure.
To demonstrate its utility in identifying spatially variable genes and analyzing spatial omics data.

Main Methods:

Utilized persistent homology, a topological data analysis technique.
Applied the method to public spatial transcriptomics datasets (kidney disease, myocardial infarction).
Extended the methodology to a spatial metabolomics sample.

Main Results:

Developed a continuous measure of spatial gene expression structure.
Successfully identified biologically meaningful insights in disease datasets.
Demonstrated applicability across different spatial omics modalities.

Conclusions:

Persistent homology offers advantages over p-value based methods for spatially variable gene identification.
The approach facilitates unified analysis across diverse spatial omics data.
Highlights the utility of topological data analysis in big data applications.