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ArticleCell reports methods2025

Generation of super-resolution images from barcode-based spatial transcriptomics by deep image prior.

Jeongbin Park, Seungho Cook, Dongjoo Lee, Jinyeong Choi, Seongjin Yoo, Sungwoo Bae, Hyung-Jun Im, Daeseung Lee, Hongyoon Choi

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Jeongbin ParkPortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seungho CookPortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dongjoo LeePortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jinyeong ChoiPortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seongjin YooPortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sungwoo BaePortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyung-Jun ImPortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Department of Applied Bioengineering, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, 03080 Seoul, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Convergence Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Daeseung LeePortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hongyoon ChoiPortrai, Inc., Dongsullagil, 78-18 Jongrogu, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 03080 Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 03080 Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: chy1000@snu.ac.kr.

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Abstract

Spatially resolved transcriptomics (ST) has revolutionized the field of biology by providing a powerful tool for analyzing gene expression in situ. However, current ST methods, particularly barcode-based methods, have limitations in reconstructing high-resolution images from barcodes sparsely distributed in slides. Here, we present SuperST, an algorithm that enables the reconstruction of dense matrices (higher-resolution and non-zero-inflated matrices) from low-resolution ST libraries. SuperST is based on deep image prior, which reconstructs spatial gene expression patterns as image matrices. Compared with previous methods, SuperST generated output images that more closely resembled immunofluorescence images for given gene expression maps. Furthermore, we demonstrated how one can combine images created by SuperST with computer vision algorithms. In this context, we proposed a method for extracting features from the images, which can aid in spatial clustering of genes. By providing a dense matrix for each gene in situ, SuperST can successfully address the resolution and zero-inflation issue.

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Gene Expression ProfilingImage Processing, Computer-AssistedTranscriptomeAlgorithmsHumansCP: ImagingCP: Systems biologydeep image priordense matrixgene expressionhigh-resolution imagespatial transcriptomics

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