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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Unveiling spatial domains from spatial multi-omics data using dual-graph regularized ensemble learning.

Ying Li, Guangchang Cai, Fuqun Chen, Kepei Wen, Le Ou-Yang

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Decoding the breast cancer microenvironment by spatial multi-omics: from architecture to clinical translation.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  2. SpaBalance: Balanced Learning for Efficient Spatial Multi-Omics Decoding.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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Ying LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China.
Guangchang CaiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China.
Fuqun ChenGuangdong Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China.
Kepei WenGuangdong Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China.
Le Ou-YangSMBU-MSU-BIT Joint Laboratory on Bioinformatics and Engineering Biology, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China. leouyang@smbu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4007-4568

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62473266 and 62173235Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission RCYX20221008092922051 and JCYJ20230808105802006
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Abstract

With the rapid advancement of spatial multi-omics technologies, the simultaneous analysis of molecular profiles and spatial locations has provided unprecedented insights into cellular heterogeneity and tissue microenvironments. However, data sparsity and the diversity of data distributions hinder the effective integration and analysis of spatial multi-omics data. In this study, we propose a novel ensemble learning framework based on dual-graph regularized anchor concept factorization, named SMODEL, for detecting spatial domains from spatial multi-omics data. SMODEL employs an element-wise weighted ensemble strategy to integrate multiple base clustering results, and leverages anchor concept factorization and dual-graph regularization to learn robust spatial consensus representations. We evaluated the performance of SMODEL on both real and simulated spatial multi-omics datasets, encompassing various technologies, tissue types, and species. Experimental results demonstrate that SMODEL not only outperforms existing methods in spatial domain identification but also effectively captures tissue structure, thereby enhancing the understanding of cellular heterogeneity.

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Computational BiologyGenomicsMachine LearningAlgorithmsAnimalsCluster AnalysisEnsemble LearningHumansMultiomics

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