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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2026

SpatialFlux: an R package for distance gradient analysis in spatial transcriptomics.

Dimitri Sokolowskei, Alexander J Trostle, Achira Shah, Robert J Tower

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Article in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dimitri SokolowskeiDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1407-9165
Alexander J TrostleDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Achira ShahDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Robert J TowerDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.

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Mitochondrial function regulates ROS-mediated patterning following injuryR01HD112474 · NICHD · MAINEHEALTH · PI Anyonya R Guntur, Mimi C Sammarco · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
Cellular metabolism at the crossroads of skeletal regenerationR01HD107034 · NICHD · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI Mimi C Sammarco · 2022 to 2026
$1.7M
Harnessing the inflammatory response to promote regeneration in mammalsR01HD116735 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Jennifer Simkin · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
Cellular regulation of pattern in the regenerating limbR01HD118052 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON · PI CATHERINE D MCCUSKER · 2026 to 2026
$515k
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Abstract

summarySpatial transcriptomics (ST) data analysis and visualization face several challenges due to low sampling, diversity of tissue morphology and high drop-out inherent to the technique. New analysis methods are needed to overcome these challenges and promote continued biological discoveries. To overcome these constraints, we herein describe SpatialFlux, an R package developed to perform reference-based distance gradient analysis. SpatialFlux allows the identification and comprehensive visualization, in either an unbiased or biased manner, of differentially expressed genes and pathways across multiple ST tissues sections and along various axes, thus overcoming many inherent ST limitations and supporting continued biological discovery. AVAILABILITY: SpatialFlux package source code and vignette are freely available on Github (https://github.com/towerlab/SpatialFlux) and Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/21039284).

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Gene Expression ProfilingSoftwareSpatial TranscriptomicsTranscriptome

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