An introduction to spatial transcriptomics for biomedical research

CG Williams, HJ Lee, T Asatsuma, R Vento-Tormo… - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Single-cell transcriptomics (scRNA-seq) has become essential for biomedical research over
the past decade, particularly in developmental biology, cancer, immunology, and …

Museum of spatial transcriptomics

L Moses, L Pachter - Nature methods, 2022 - nature.com
The function of many biological systems, such as embryos, liver lobules, intestinal villi, and
tumors, depends on the spatial organization of their cells. In the past decade, high …

High resolution mapping of the tumor microenvironment using integrated single-cell, spatial and in situ analysis

A Janesick, R Shelansky, AD Gottscho… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Single-cell and spatial technologies that profile gene expression across a whole tissue are
revolutionizing the resolution of molecular states in clinical samples. Current commercially …

Spatial profiling technologies illuminate the tumor microenvironment

O Elhanani, R Ben-Uri, L Keren - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of many different cellular and acellular
components that together drive tumor growth, invasion, metastasis, and response to …

Unbiased spatial proteomics with single-cell resolution in tissues

A Mund, AD Brunner, M Mann - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics has become a powerful technology to quantify
the entire complement of proteins in cells or tissues. Here, we review challenges and recent …

Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: deciphering brain complexity in health and disease

M Piwecka, N Rajewsky, A Rybak-Wolf - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
In the past decade, single-cell technologies have proliferated and improved from their
technically challenging beginnings to become common laboratory methods capable of …

SODB facilitates comprehensive exploration of spatial omics data

Z Yuan, W Pan, X Zhao, F Zhao, Z Xu, X Li, Y Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Spatial omics technologies generate wealthy but highly complex datasets. Here we present
Spatial Omics DataBase (SODB), a web-based platform providing both rich data resources …

The spatial transcriptomic landscape of non-small cell lung cancer brain metastasis

Q Zhang, R Abdo, C Iosef, T Kaneko… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Brain metastases (BrMs) are a common occurrence in lung cancer with a dismal outcome.
To understand the mechanism of metastasis to inform prognosis and treatment, here we …

Spatial mapping of cellular senescence: emerging challenges and opportunities

AU Gurkar, AA Gerencser, AL Mora, AC Nelson… - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is a well-established driver of aging and age-related diseases. There
are many challenges to mapping senescent cells in tissues such as the absence of specific …

[HTML][HTML] Spatially resolved transcriptomics: a comprehensive review of their technological advances, applications, and challenges

M Cheng, Y Jiang, J Xu, AFA Mentis, S Wang… - Journal of Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to explore life kingdoms is largely driven by innovations and breakthroughs in
technology, from the invention of the microscope 350 years ago to the recent emergence of …