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Φ-Space ST: A platform-agnostic method to identify cell states in spatial transcriptomics studies.

Jiadong Mao1, Jarny Choi2, Kim-Anh Lê Cao1

  • 1Melbourne Integrative Genomics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.

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We developed Φ-Space ST, a new method for analyzing spatial transcriptomics data. It identifies continuous cell states and disease characteristics across different platforms, improving our understanding of complex tissues.

Area of Science:

  • Spatial transcriptomics
  • Computational biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Spatial transcriptomics (ST) enables mapping gene expression within intact tissues.
  • Analyzing ST data often requires integrating multiple single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) references for accurate cell state annotation.
  • Existing methods face challenges in scalability, computational efficiency, and harmonizing diverse reference datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Φ-Space ST, a novel platform-agnostic computational method for analyzing spatial transcriptomics data.
  • To enable accurate cell-type deconvolution and cell state annotation using multiple scRNA-seq references.
  • To facilitate the identification of spatial niches and disease-specific cell states in complex tissues.

Main Methods:

Keywords:
CP: cancer biologyCP: computational biologycell statescell type deconvolutionspatial nichesspatial transcriptomics

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  • Φ-Space ST utilizes multiple scRNA-seq references to identify continuous cell states in ST data.
  • The method is platform-agnostic, applicable to various ST technologies (CosMx, Visium, Xenium, Stereo-seq).
  • It achieves interpretable cell-type deconvolution for supercellular resolution and annotates cell states without segmentation for subcellular resolution.

    • Main Results:

    • Φ-Space ST provides significantly faster computation for supercellular ST data analysis.
    • For subcellular resolution, it enables insightful spatial niche identification without requiring cell segmentation.
    • The method successfully harmonizes annotations from multiple scRNA-seq references and characterizes disease cell states using healthy references.
    • Case studies on various cancer tissues revealed niche-specific cell types and distinct co-presence patterns differentiating tumor from non-tumor regions.

    Conclusions:

    • Φ-Space ST is a robust and scalable tool for spatial transcriptomics data analysis.
    • It enhances the understanding of complex tissue architectures and pathological processes.
    • The method offers interpretable deconvolution and spatial niche identification across diverse ST platforms.