Li Xiao, Pechuan-Jorge Ximo, Risom Tyler, Foo Conrad, Prilipko Alexander, Zubkov Artem, Chan Caleb, Chang Patrick, Peale Frank, Ziai James, Rost Sandra, Hibar Derrek, McGinnis Lisa, Tabatsky Evgeniy, Ye Xin, Bravo Hector Corrada, Shi Zhen, Nowicka Malgorzata, Scherdin Jon, Cowan James, Giltnane Jennifer, Orlova Darya, Jesudason Rajiv
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco 94080, CA, USA.
Roche Diagnostics Solutions, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA.
Gigascience. 2025 Jan 6;14. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giaf090.
Recent advancements in transcriptomics and proteomics have opened the possibility for spatially resolved molecular characterization of tissue architecture with the promise of enabling a deeper understanding of tissue biology in either homeostasis or disease. The wealth of data generated by these technologies has recently driven the development of a wide range of computational methods. These methods have the requirement of advanced coding fluency to be applied and integrated across the full spatial omics analysis process, thus presenting a hurdle for widespread adoption by the biology research community. To address this, we introduce SPEX (Spatial Expression Explorer), a web-based analysis platform that employs modular analysis pipeline design, accessible through a user-friendly interface. SPEX's infrastructure allows for streamlined access to open-source image data management systems, analysis modules, and fully integrated data visualization solutions. Analysis modules include essential steps covering image processing, single-cell analysis, and spatial analysis. We demonstrate SPEX's ability to facilitate the discovery of biological insights in spatially resolved omics datasets from healthy tissue to tumor samples.
转录组学和蛋白质组学的最新进展为组织结构的空间分辨分子表征带来了可能性,有望在稳态或疾病状态下更深入地理解组织生物学。这些技术产生的大量数据最近推动了多种计算方法的发展。这些方法需要具备先进的编码能力才能在整个空间组学分析过程中应用和整合,这给生物学研究界的广泛采用带来了障碍。为了解决这一问题,我们推出了SPEX(空间表达探索器),这是一个基于网络的分析平台,采用模块化分析流程设计,可通过用户友好的界面访问。SPEX的基础设施允许简化对开源图像数据管理系统、分析模块和完全集成的数据可视化解决方案的访问。分析模块包括涵盖图像处理、单细胞分析和空间分析的基本步骤。我们展示了SPEX在促进从健康组织到肿瘤样本的空间分辨组学数据集中发现生物学见解的能力。
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