High-definition spatial transcriptomics for in situ tissue profiling.

Vickovic S, Eraslan G, Salmén F, Klughammer J, Stenbeck L, Schapiro D, Äijö T, Bonneau R, Bergenstråhle L, Navarro JF, Gould J, Griffin GK, Borg Å, Ronaghi M, Frisén J, Lundeberg J, Regev A, Ståhl PL

Nat. Methods 16 (10) 987-990 [2019-10-00; online 2019-09-09]

Spatial and molecular characteristics determine tissue function, yet high-resolution methods to capture both concurrently are lacking. Here, we developed high-definition spatial transcriptomics, which captures RNA from histological tissue sections on a dense, spatially barcoded bead array. Each experiment recovers several hundred thousand transcript-coupled spatial barcodes at 2-μm resolution, as demonstrated in mouse brain and primary breast cancer. This opens the way to high-resolution spatial analysis of cells and tissues.

Sanja Vickovic

SciLifeLab Fellow

PubMed 31501547

DOI 10.1038/s41592-019-0548-y

Crossref 10.1038/s41592-019-0548-y

mid: NIHMS1536533
pmc: PMC6765407
pii: 10.1038/s41592-019-0548-y


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