Spatial omics technology integrates the concept of space into omics research and retains the spatial information of tissues or organs while obtaining molecular information.It is characterized by the ability to visuali...Spatial omics technology integrates the concept of space into omics research and retains the spatial information of tissues or organs while obtaining molecular information.It is characterized by the ability to visualize changes in molecular information and yields intuitive and vivid visual results.Spatial omics technologies include spatial transcriptomics,spatial proteomics,spatial metabolomics,and other technologies,the most widely used of which are spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics.The tumor microenvironment refers to the surrounding microenvironment in which tumor cells exist,including the surrounding blood vessels,immune cells,fibroblasts,bone marrow-derived inflammatory cells,various signaling molecules,and extracellular matrix.A key issue in modern tumor biology is the application of spatial omics to the study of the tumor microenvironment,which can reveal problems that conventional research techniques cannot,potentially leading to the development of novel therapeutic agents for cancer.This paper summarizes the progress of research on spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics technologies for characterizing the tumor immune microenvironment.展开更多
基金supported by Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2022A1111220217)Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province(Nos.A2023216,A2022124)+3 种基金Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou(Nos.202201010840,202201010810,202102080132,202002030032,202002020023)Health Commission Program of Guangzhou(20212A010021,20201A010081,20211A011116)Science and Technology Project of Panyu,Guangzhou(2022-Z04-009,2022-Z04-090,2022-Z04-072,2021-Z04-013,2020-Z04-026,2019-Z04-02)Scientific Research Project of Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital(Nos.2022Y002,2021Y004,2021Y002).
文摘Spatial omics technology integrates the concept of space into omics research and retains the spatial information of tissues or organs while obtaining molecular information.It is characterized by the ability to visualize changes in molecular information and yields intuitive and vivid visual results.Spatial omics technologies include spatial transcriptomics,spatial proteomics,spatial metabolomics,and other technologies,the most widely used of which are spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics.The tumor microenvironment refers to the surrounding microenvironment in which tumor cells exist,including the surrounding blood vessels,immune cells,fibroblasts,bone marrow-derived inflammatory cells,various signaling molecules,and extracellular matrix.A key issue in modern tumor biology is the application of spatial omics to the study of the tumor microenvironment,which can reveal problems that conventional research techniques cannot,potentially leading to the development of novel therapeutic agents for cancer.This paper summarizes the progress of research on spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics technologies for characterizing the tumor immune microenvironment.
