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ArticleNature communications2026

SpatialCOC: an integrative framework for spatial continuous mapping and cross-omics correction in spatial multi-omics data.

Mingxuan Li, Peisen Sun, Yisi Luo, Guancheng Zhou, Xiaofei Yang, Deyu Meng, Kai Ye

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mingxuan Li *MOE Key Lab for Intelligent Networks & Networks Security, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7265-0137
Peisen Sun *MOE Key Lab for Intelligent Networks & Networks Security, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0796-2133
Yisi LuoSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-4896
Guancheng ZhouSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3725-9268
Xiaofei YangMOE Key Lab for Intelligent Networks & Networks Security, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-7755
Deyu MengSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Kai YeMOE Key Lab for Intelligent Networks & Networks Security, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. kaiye@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-6741

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Abstract

Integrating spatial multi-omics data presents significant challenges, particularly in uncovering the spatial patterns of cells and deciphering the real regulatory mechanisms among various omics. These insights are critical for harnessing the full potential of each modality while minimizing the impact of biotechnological biases that will lead to unstable results. Here, we introduce SpatialCOC, a framework that treats spatial information as prior knowledge to learn omics-specific spatial distributions, then discovering nonlinear correlations among modalities. The effectiveness and robustness of SpatialCOC are validated using real-world datasets, encompassing diverse tissue sections analyzed with multiple experimental techniques. Compared to existing methods, SpatialCOC excels in identifying region-specific continuous spatial domains and maintains batch-consistency across trajectory inferences. By providing a novel perspective on the interplay between spatial information and multi-omics modalities, SpatialCOC offers a flexible approach that can accommodate modality data of arbitrary dimensions.

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MultiomicsAlgorithmsAnimalsGenomicsHumansSoftwareSpatial Transcriptomics

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