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ArticleNature communications2025

scMODAL: a general deep learning framework for comprehensive single-cell multi-omics data alignment with feature links.

Gefei Wang, Jia Zhao, Yingxin Lin, Tianyu Liu, Yize Zhao, Hongyu Zhao

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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 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Gefei WangDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-9918
Jia ZhaoDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-8852
Yingxin LinDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-7326
Tianyu LiuDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9412-6573
Yize ZhaoDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6283-2302
Hongyu ZhaoDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. hongyu.zhao@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1195-9607

Funding

Yale SPORE in Lung Cancer (YSILC): The Biology and Personalized Treatment of Lung CancerP50CA196530 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Kurt A Schalper · 2015 to 2026
$31.1M
Laboratory, Data Analysis, and Coordinating Center (LDACC) for the Developmental Human Genotype-Tissue Expression ProjectU24HG012108 · NHGRI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GERSTEIN, MARK BENDER, HUTTNER, ANITA JULIANE · 2021 to 2025
$8.7M
An integrative Bayesian approach for linking brain to behavioral phenotypeR01EB034720 · NIBIB · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI R Todd Constable, Yize Zhao · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Integrative analysis for patient-centered outcomes and time-to-event data in Alzheimer's diseaseRF1AG081413 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SUN, YIFEI, ZHAO, YIZE · 2023 to 2023
$2.3M
Novel integrative imaging genetics analysis for Alzheimer's disease riskand progressionRF1AG068191 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHAO, YIZE · 2021 to 2021
$1.9M
Novel statistical methods and tools to integrate multiple endophenotypes and functional annotation data to study the roles of rare variants in complex human diseases using sequencing dataR01GM134005 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI WU, BAOLIN, ZHAO, HONGYU · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
Novel integrative imaging genetics analysis for Alzheimer's disease riskand progressionR01AG068191 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ZHAO, YIZE · 2024 to 2025
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA196530NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG012108NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068191NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG068191NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG081413NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB034720NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM134005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in single-cell technologies have enabled comprehensive characterization of cellular states through transcriptomic, epigenomic, and proteomic profiling at single-cell resolution. These technologies have significantly deepened our understanding of cell functions and disease mechanisms from various omics perspectives. As these technologies evolve rapidly and data resources expand, there is a growing need for computational methods that can integrate information from different modalities to facilitate joint analysis of single-cell multi-omics data. However, integrating single-cell omics datasets presents unique challenges due to varied feature correlations and technology-specific limitations. To address these challenges, we introduce scMODAL, a deep learning framework tailored for single-cell multi-omics data alignment using feature links. scMODAL integrates datasets with limited known positively correlated features, leveraging neural networks and generative adversarial networks to align cell embeddings and preserve feature topology. Our experiments demonstrate scMODAL's effectiveness in removing unwanted variation, preserving biological information, and accurately identifying cell subpopulations across diverse datasets. scMODAL not only advances integration tasks but also supports downstream analyses such as feature imputation and feature relationship inference, offering a robust solution for advancing single-cell multi-omics research.

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Computational BiologyDeep LearningGenomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisEpigenomicsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMultiomicsNeural Networks, ComputerProteomicsTranscriptome

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