Spatiotemporal omics for biology and medicine

L Liu, A Chen, Y Li, J Mulder, H Heyn, X Xu - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The completion of the Human Genome Project has provided a foundational blueprint for
understanding human life. Nonetheless, understanding the intricate mechanisms through …

Community standards and future opportunities for synthetic communities in plant–microbiota research

TR Northen, M Kleiner, M Torres, ÁT Kovács… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Harnessing beneficial microorganisms is seen as a promising approach to enhance
sustainable agriculture production. Synthetic communities (SynComs) are increasingly …

LIANA+ provides an all-in-one framework for cell–cell communication inference

D Dimitrov, PSL Schäfer, E Farr, P Rodriguez-Mier… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The growing availability of single-cell and spatially resolved transcriptomics has led to the
development of many approaches to infer cell–cell communication, each capturing only a …

Spatial map** of mobile genetic elements and their bacterial hosts in complex microbiomes

B Grodner, H Shi, O Farchione, AC Vill, I Ntekas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The exchange of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) facilitates the spread of functional traits
including antimicrobial resistance within bacterial communities. Tools to spatially map MGEs …

Unraveling plant–microbe symbioses using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

K Serrano, F Tedeschi, SU Andersen… - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Plant–microbe symbioses require intense interaction and genetic coordination to
successfully establish in specific cell types of the host and symbiont. Traditional RNA-seq …

Integrating single-cell multi-omics and prior biological knowledge for a functional characterization of the immune system

PSL Schäfer, D Dimitrov, EJ Villablanca… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The immune system comprises diverse specialized cell types that cooperate to defend the
host against a wide range of pathogenic threats. Recent advancements in single-cell and …

Challenges and Opportunities in the Clinical Translation of High-Resolution Spatial Transcriptomics

TM Pentimalli, N Karaiskos… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Pathology has always been fueled by technological advances. Histology powered the study
of tissue architecture at single-cell resolution and remains a cornerstone of clinical …

Comparative Cross-Kingdom DDA-and DIA-PASEF Proteomic Profiling Reveals Novel Determinants of Fungal Virulence and a Putative Druggable Target

B Ball, A Sukumaran, JR Krieger… - Journal of Proteome …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Accurate and reliable detection of fungal pathogens presents an important hurdle to manage
infections, especially considering that fungal pathogens, including the globally important …

Advancing our understanding of root development: Technologies and insights from diverse studies

NS Coll, M Moreno-Risueno, LC Strader… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Understanding root development is critical for enhancing plant growth and health, and
advanced technologies are essential for unraveling the complexities of these processes. In …

Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Spatial Transcriptomics: A Perspective from Barcoding Chemistry

W Shi, J Zhang, S Huang, Q Fan, J Cao, J Zeng, L Wu… - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gene expression profiling of tissue cells with spatial context is in high demand to reveal cell
types, locations, and intercellular or molecular interactions for physiological and …