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ArticleGenome biology2025

stDyer enables spatial domain clustering with dynamic graph embedding.

Ke Xu, Yu Xu, Zirui Wang, Xin Maizie Zhou, Lu Zhang

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Article in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Ke XuDepartment of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Yu XuDepartment of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Zirui WangDepartment of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Xin Maizie ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, 37235, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. maizie.zhou@vanderbilt.edu.
Lu ZhangDepartment of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China. ericluzhang@hkbu.edu.hk.

Funding

Detecting structural variants in a large population of samples through high-throughput sequencing dataR35GM146960 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Xin Maizie Zhou · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
HKBU Start-up Grant Tier 2 RC-SGT2/19-20/SCI/007HMRF 11221026NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146960NIH NIGMS Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) R35 GM146960Young Collaborative Research Grant C2004-23Y
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Abstract

Spatially resolved transcriptomics (SRT) data provide critical insights into gene expression patterns within tissue contexts, necessitating effective methods for identifying spatial domains. We introduce stDyer, an end-to-end deep learning framework for spatial domain clustering in SRT data. stDyer combines Gaussian Mixture Variational AutoEncoder with graph attention networks to learn embeddings and perform clustering. Its dynamic graphs adaptively link units based on Gaussian Mixture assignments, improving clustering and producing smoother domain boundaries. stDyer's mini-batch strategy and multi-GPU support facilitate scalability to large datasets. Benchmarking against state-of-the-art tools, stDyer demonstrates superior performance in spatial domain clustering, multi-slice analysis, and large-scale dataset handling.

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Deep LearningGene Expression ProfilingSoftwareTranscriptomeAlgorithmsCluster AnalysisHumansDeep learningDynamic graphsSpatial domain clusteringSpatially resolved transcriptomics

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PMID39980033
PMCPMC11843776

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