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ArticleBriefings in bioinformatics2025

StereoMM: a graph fusion model for integrating spatial transcriptomic data and pathological images.

Bingying Luo, Fei Teng, Guo Tang, Weixuan Cen, Xing Liu, Jinmiao Chen, Chi Qu, Xuanzhu Liu, Xin Liu, Wenyan Jiang and 12 more

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Article in Briefings in bioinformatics, 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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4 · The record

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22 authors.

Bingying LuoBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Fei TengBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Guo TangBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Weixuan CenBGI Research, Shenzhen, No. 9, Yunhua Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Xing LiuBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Jinmiao ChenCenter for Computational Biology and Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore 169857, Singapore.
Chi QuBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Xuanzhu LiuBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Xin LiuBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Wenyan JiangBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Huaqiang HuangBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Yu FengState Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research, No. 9, Yunhua Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Xue ZhangBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Min JianBGI Research, Shenzhen, No. 9, Yunhua Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Mei LiBGI Research, Shenzhen, No. 9, Yunhua Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Feng XiBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Guibo LiBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Sha LiaoBGI Research, Shenzhen, No. 9, Yunhua Road, Yantian District, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Ao ChenBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Weimiao YuSchool of Biological Science, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
Xun XuBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
Jiajun ZhangBGI Research, Chongqing, No. 313, Jinyue road, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.

Funding

Science and Technology Innovation Key R&D Program of Chongqing CSTB2023TIAD-STX0002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatial omics technologies, generating high-throughput and multimodal data, have necessitated the development of advanced data integration methods to facilitate comprehensive biological and clinical treatment discoveries. Based on the cross-attention concept, we developed an AI learning based toolchain called StereoMM, a graph based fusion model that can incorporate omics data such as gene expression, histological images, and spatial location. StereoMM uses an attention module for omics data interaction and a graph autoencoder to integrate spatial positions and omics data in a self-supervised manner. Applying StereoMM across various cancer types and platforms has demonstrated its robust capability. StereoMM outperforms competitors in identifying spatial regions reflecting tumour progression and shows promise in classifying colorectal cancer patients into deficient mismatch repair and proficient mismatch repair groups. The comprehensive inter-modal integration and efficiency of StereoMM enable researchers to construct spatial views of integrated multimodal features efficiently, advancing thorough tissue and patient characterization.

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Computational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingImage Processing, Computer-AssistedTranscriptomeAlgorithmsColorectal NeoplasmsHumansattention mechanismdeep learningmolecular characteristicsmultimodal datapatient classificationspatial omics

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PMID40407386
PMCPMC12100622

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