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ArticleNature communications2024

Modal-nexus auto-encoder for multi-modality cellular data integration and imputation.

Zhenchao Tang, Guanxing Chen, Shouzhi Chen, Jianhua Yao, Linlin You, Calvin Yu-Chian Chen

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Zhenchao TangArtificial Intelligence Medical Research Center, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
Guanxing ChenArtificial Intelligence Medical Research Center, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
Shouzhi ChenArtificial Intelligence Medical Research Center, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
Jianhua YaoAI Lab, Tencent, Shenzhen, 518052, China. jianhua.yao@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9157-9596
Linlin YouArtificial Intelligence Medical Research Center, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China. youllin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6287-8095
Calvin Yu-Chian ChenAI for Science (AI4S)-Preferred Program, School of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China. cy@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9213-9832

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Abstract

Heterogeneous feature spaces and technical noise hinder the cellular data integration and imputation. The high cost of obtaining matched data across modalities further restricts analysis. Thus, there's a critical need for deep learning approaches to effectively integrate and impute unpaired multi-modality single-cell data, enabling deeper insights into cellular behaviors. To address these issues, we introduce the Modal-Nexus Auto-Encoder (Monae). Leveraging regulatory relationships between modalities and employing contrastive learning within modality-specific auto-encoders, Monae enhances cell representations in the unified space. The integration capability of Monae furnishes it with modality-complementary cellular representations, enabling the generation of precise intra-modal and cross-modal imputation counts for extensive and complex downstream tasks. In addition, we develop Monae-E (Monae-Extension), a variant of Monae that can converge rapidly and support biological discoveries. Evaluations on various datasets have validated Monae and Monae-E's accuracy and robustness in multi-modality cellular data integration and imputation.

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