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ArticleNature communications2025

Spatial integration of multi-omics single-cell data with SIMO.

Penghui Yang, Kaiyu Jin, Yue Yao, Lijun Jin, Xin Shao, Chengyu Li, Xiaoyan Lu, Xiaohui Fan

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Penghui YangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Kaiyu JinCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yue YaoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Lijun JinCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Xin ShaoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-3878
Chengyu LiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-9460
Xiaoyan LuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China. luxy@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0745-3956
Xiaohui FanCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China. fanxh@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6336-3007

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U23A20513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technical limitations in spatial and single-cell omics sequencing pose challenges for capturing and describing multimodal information at the spatial scale. To address this, we develop SIMO, a computational method designed for the Spatial Integration of Multi-Omics datasets through probabilistic alignment. Unlike previous tools, SIMO not only integrates spatial transcriptomics with single-cell RNA-seq but expands beyond, enabling integration across multiple single-cell modalities, such as chromatin accessibility and DNA methylation, which have not been co-profiled spatially before. We benchmark SIMO on simulated datasets, demonstrating its high accuracy and robustness. Further application on biological datasets reveals SIMO's ability to detect topological patterns of cells and their regulatory modes across multiple omics layers. Through comprehensive analysis of real-world data, SIMO uncovers multimodal spatial heterogeneity, offering deeper insights into the spatial organization and regulation of biological molecules. These findings position SIMO as a powerful tool for advancing spatial biology by revealing previously inaccessible multimodal insights.

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Computational BiologyGenomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisAlgorithmsChromatinDNA MethylationGene Expression ProfilingHumansMultiomicsRNA-SeqSoftwareTranscriptomeChromatin

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PMCPMC11787318

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