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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Machine Learning-Based Characterization and Identification of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Using Spatial Transcriptomics Data.

Songyun Li, Zhuo Wang, Hsien-Da Huang, Tzong-Yi Lee

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Songyun LiWarshel Institute for Computational Biology, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China.
Zhuo WangWarshel Institute for Computational Biology, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7076-8432
Hsien-Da HuangWarshel Institute for Computational Biology, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China.
Tzong-Yi LeeInstitute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · CNNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

Funding

Guangdong Young Scholar Development Fund of Shenzhen Guangdong Group Co., Ltd 2021E0005, 2022E0035, 2023E0012National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 32070674Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong 2023A1515011861Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone for Technology and Innovation HZQB-KCZYB-2020056, P2-2022-HDH-001-A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are organized aggregates of immune cells in non-lymphoid tissues and are associated with a favorable prognosis in tumors. However, TLS markers remain inconsistent, and the utilization of machine learning techniques for this purpose is limited. To tackle this challenge, we began by identifying TLS markers through bioinformatics analysis and machine learning techniques. Subsequently, we leveraged spatial transcriptomic data from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and built two support vector classifier models for TLS prediction: one without feature selection and the other using the marker genes. The comparable performances of these two models confirm the efficacy of the selected markers. The majority of the markers are immunoglobulin genes, demonstrating their importance in the identification of TLSs. Our research has identified the markers of TLSs using machine learning methods and constructed a model to predict TLS location, contributing to the detection of TLS and holding the promising potential to impact cancer treatment strategies.

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Tertiary Lymphoid StructuresComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingHumansMachine LearningTranscriptomebiomarkermachine learningspatial transcriptomictertiary lymphoid structurestumor immunity

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PMID38612697
PMCPMC11011734
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