Dissecting the brain with spatially resolved multi-omics
10.1016/j.jpha.2023.04.003
- Author:
Yijia FANGMA
1
;
Mengting LIU
;
Jie LIAO
;
Zhong CHEN
;
Yanrong ZHENG
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Zhejiang Chinese Medical University,Hangzhou,310053,China
- Keywords:
Central nervous system disorders;
Multi-omics;
Spatial transcriptomics;
Spatial proteomics;
Spatial metabolomics
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
2023;13(7):694-710
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Recent studies have highlighted spatially resolved multi-omics technologies,including spatial genomics,transcriptomics,proteomics,and metabolomics,as powerful tools to decipher the spatial heterogeneity of the brain.Here,we focus on two major approaches in spatial transcriptomics(next-generation sequencing-based technologies and image-based technologies),and mass spectrometry imaging tech-nologies used in spatial proteomics and spatial metabolomics.Furthermore,we discuss their applications in neuroscience,including building the brain atlas,uncovering gene expression patterns of neurons for special behaviors,deciphering the molecular basis of neuronal communication,and providing a more comprehensive explanation of the molecular mechanisms underlying central nervous system disorders.However,further efforts are still needed toward the integrative application of multi-omics technologies,including the real-time spatial multi-omics analysis in living cells,the detailed gene profile in a whole-brain view,and the combination of functional verification.
