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ArticleNature communications2022

Spatial transcriptomics using combinatorial fluorescence spectral and lifetime encoding, imaging and analysis.

Tam Vu, Alexander Vallmitjana, Joshua Gu, Kieu La, Qi Xu, Jesus Flores, Jan Zimak, Jessica Shiu, Linzi Hosohama, Jie Wu and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Spatial-Omics Methods and Applications.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tam Vu *Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Alexander Vallmitjana *Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7149-9385
Joshua Gu *Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Kieu LaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Qi XuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4124-1364
Jesus FloresSue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Jan ZimakDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Jessica ShiuDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Linzi HosohamaDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Jie WuDepartment of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Christopher DouglasDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA.
Marian L WatermanDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4823-4968
Anand GanesanDepartment of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Per Niklas HeddeLaboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2994-369X
Enrico GrattonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA. egratton22@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6450-7391
Weian ZhaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA. weianz@uci.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7794-9914
University of California, Irvine · USFluor (United States) · US

Funding

Univ.of Calif., Irvine Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA062203 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Christine Hui · 1994 to 2026
$57.9M
University of California Health Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR001414 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2015 to 2023
$35.1M
TRD4: Phasor analysisP41GM103540 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI GRATTON, ENRICO · 2012 to 2020
$12.5M
Shared Resource Core: Single Cell AnalysisU54CA217378 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI VAN ETTEN, RICHARD A. · 2018 to 2022
$9.7M
CARCINOGENESIST32CA009054 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI EDINGER, AIMEE L, FRUMAN, DAVID ALEXANDER · 1985 to 2025
$8.6M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR001416 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI CAIOZZO, VINCENT JAMES, DEMETRIOU, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2023
$5.6M
UCI P30 Skin Center Systems Biology CoreP30AR075047 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LANDER, ARTHUR D · 2019 to 2025
$5.1M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001415 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI CAIOZZO, VINCENT JAMES, HEAD, ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2023
$4.2M
Training Program in Stem Cell Translational Medicine for Neurological DisordersT32NS082174 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PETER John DONOVAN, Leslie Michels Thompson · 2013 to 2026
$3.3M
Immunology Research Training ProgramT32AI060573 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PEARLMAN, ERIC · 2005 to 2020
$1.9M
Multiphoton Microscope for Deep Tissue ImagingS10OD025017 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BENTOLILA, LAURENT A. · 2018 to 2018
$599k
Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy with Light Sheet MicroscopyR21GM135493 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI GRATTON, ENRICO · 2020 to 2021
$411k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001416NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001415NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001414NCI NIH HHS P30 CA062203NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009054NCI NIH HHS U54 CA217378NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI060573NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR075047NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103540NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM135493NIH HHS S10 OD025017NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS082174
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiplexed mRNA profiling in the spatial context provides new information enabling basic research and clinical applications. Unfortunately, existing spatial transcriptomics methods are limited due to either low multiplexing or complexity. Here, we introduce a spatialomics technology, termed Multi Omic Single-scan Assay with Integrated Combinatorial Analysis (MOSAICA), that integrates in situ labeling of mRNA and protein markers in cells or tissues with combinatorial fluorescence spectral and lifetime encoded probes, spectral and time-resolved fluorescence imaging, and machine learning-based decoding. We demonstrate MOSAICA's multiplexing scalability in detecting 10-plex targets in fixed colorectal cancer cells using combinatorial labeling of five fluorophores with facile error-detection and removal of autofluorescence. MOSAICA's analysis is strongly correlated with sequencing data (Pearson's r = 0.96) and was further benchmarked using RNAscope

Indexed as

TranscriptomeBenchmarkingBRCA1 ProteinCell Line, TumorColonDiagnostic ImagingDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesFluorescent DyesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansKi-67 AntigenMelanomaMicroscopy, FluorescenceNuclear Receptor Coactivator 3BRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesFluorescent DyesKi-67 AntigenMKI67 protein, humanMTOR protein, humanNCOA3 protein, humanNuclear Receptor Coactivator 3POLR2A RNA polymerase, humanRNA, MessengerTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID35013281
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