Spatial transcriptomics workflows using barcoded capture arrays are commonly used for resolving gene expression in tissues. However, existing techniques are either limited by capture array density or are cost prohibitive for large-scale atlasing. We present Nova-ST, a dense nano-patterned spatial transcriptomics technique derived from randomly barcoded Illumina sequencing flow cells. Nova-ST enables customized, low-cost, flexible, and high-resolution spatial profiling of large tissue sections. Benchmarking on mouse brain sections demonstrates significantly higher sensitivity compared to existing methods at a reduced cost.
Keywords: CP: Biotechnology; CP: Systems biology; data analysis pipelines; open-source methods; patterned sequencing chips; sequencing based; subcellular resolution; untargetted spatial transcriptomics.
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