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ArticleNature methods2025

Multiplexed spatial mapping of chromatin features, transcriptome and proteins in tissues.

Pengfei Guo, Liran Mao, Yufan Chen, Chin Nien Lee, Angelysia Cardilla, Mingyao Li, Marek Bartosovic, Yanxiang Deng

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Article in Nature methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Cross-Modal Denoising and Integration of Spatial Multi-Omics Data with CANDIES.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  19. A Guide for Spatial Omics Technologies: Innovation, Evaluation, and Application.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  20. Integrating Spatial Proteogenomics in Cancer Research.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Pengfei Guo *Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. pengfei.guo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6734-6549
Liran Mao *Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1542-4132
Yufan ChenDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Chin Nien LeeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-5962
Angelysia CardillaDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Mingyao LiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-0621
Marek BartosovicDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. marek.bartosovic@dbb.su.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-6050
Yanxiang DengDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. yanxiang.deng@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-8086

Funding

High-spatial-resolution multi-omics sequencing of brain lesions in multiple sclerosisDP2AI177913 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Yanxiang Deng · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Spatially resolved multi-omics profiling of human hippocampus in Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG085344 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Yanxiang Deng · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS DP2 AI177913NIA NIH HHS R01 AG085344U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) DP2AI177913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenotypic and functional states of cells are modulated by a complex interactive molecular hierarchy of multiple omics layers, involving the genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome. Spatial omics approaches have enabled the study of these layers in tissue context but are often limited to one or two modalities, offering an incomplete view of cellular identity. Here we present spatial-Mux-seq, a multimodal spatial technology that allows simultaneous profiling of five different modalities: two histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, whole transcriptome and a panel of proteins at tissue scale and cellular level in a spatially resolved manner. We applied this technology to mouse embryos and mouse brains, generating detailed multimodal tissue maps that identified more cell types and states compared to unimodal data. This analysis uncovered spatiotemporal relationships among histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, gene expression and protein levels during neuron differentiation, and revealed a radial glia niche with spatially dynamic epigenetic signals. Collectively, the spatial multi-omics approach heralds a new era for characterizing tissue and cellular heterogeneity that single-modality studies alone could not reveal.

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ChromatinHistonesMultiomicsSpatio-Temporal AnalysisTranscriptomeAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationEmbryo, MammalianEpigenesis, GeneticGene ExpressionHistone CodeMiceNeurogliaNeuronsChromatinHistones

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PMID39870864
PMCPMC11906265

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