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

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SpaNiche: spatial niche analysis to explore colocalization patterns and cellular interactions in spatial

Siyuan Huang¹, Qinghua Ran¹, Junjie Tang^2,3

¹Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.

|April 22, 2026

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We developed SpaNiche, a computational tool for spatial transcriptomics, to identify cell colocalization and predict ligand-receptor interactions within tissue microenvironments. This framework reveals cellular "ecotypes" across various diseases and conditions.

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Spatial transcriptomics
Systems biology

Background:

Understanding cell-cell interactions in tissue microenvironments is crucial for disease research.
Spatial transcriptomics provides unprecedented insights into tissue architecture and cellular neighborhoods.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce SpaNiche, a novel computational framework for spatial niche analysis.
To identify colocalization patterns and infer ligand-receptor interactions from spatial transcriptomics data.
To define and analyze cellular "ecotypes" across multiple tissue samples.

Main Methods:

SpaNiche utilizes graph-regularized joint non-negative matrix factorization.
Integrates cell abundance and ligand-receptor expression data.
Employs consensus clustering for robust ecotype identification.

Main Results:

SpaNiche successfully identifies spatial colocalization patterns among cell types.
The framework provides insights into potential ligand-receptor interactions driving these patterns.
Demonstrated the identification of distinct microenvironmental ecotypes in colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, and Alzheimer's disease brain tissue.

Conclusions:

SpaNiche is a versatile computational framework for dissecting complex spatial microenvironments.
The identified ecotypes offer valuable insights into tissue organization and cell-cell communication.
SpaNiche has broad applicability in various biological and disease contexts.