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Longitudinal whole transcriptomic profiling of live cells through domain adaptation

ABSTRACT: Tracking transcriptomic profiles of cells over time in response to developmental cues and environmental stimuli can reveal critical insights into the fundamental mechanisms of development and disease. However, longitudinal molecular profiling at the global tran- scriptome level remains a major challenge, as RNA sequencing fundamentally alters or destroys cells. To overcome these limitations, we developed PENNE, a deep-learning framework that infers whole-transcriptomic profiles directly from live-cell images. Using gated attention mechanisms, PENNE trains on spatial transcriptomic datasets to align morphological features with gene expression. To enable inferences from images, our model performs domain adaptation to eliminate discrepancies between stained and unstained tissue images, effectively transferring molecular information from tis- sue sections to live-cell imaging. PENNE accurately identifies cell-type-specific and radiation-response markers via imputed expression. Furthermore, using only live-cell images stained with a G2/M cell cycle marker, our model captures temporal gene dynamics, evidenced by strong correlations between predicted expression and both ground-truth cellular confluency and cell-cycle progression. By bridging the gap be- tween data-rich spatial transcriptomics and the practicality of live-cell imaging, PENNE provides a powerful new framework for monitoring molecular temporal dynamics di- rectly through morphological information. This approach enables a paradigm-shifting workflow, fusing transcriptome-wide data with live-cell microscopy to fuel the discovery of novel gene programs via scalable, non-invasive, real-time interrogation of cellular states.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE338040 | GEO | 2026/07/08

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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