Spatial DB

Methods

linear single view single scale single focus segregated no abstraction linear parallel arrangement no interconnection segment sparse type

Tool

Access Format web application
Supported Files other
License Creative Commons Attribution License
Tool name

Spatial DB
Tool Link https://www.spatialomics.org/SpatialDB/
Documentation http://www.spatialomics.org/SpatialDB/help.php

Paper

SpatialDB: a database for spatially resolved transcriptomes

Zhen Fan, Runsheng Chen, Xiaowei Chen, SpatialDB: a database for spatially resolved transcriptomes, Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 48, Issue D1, 08 January 2020, Pages D233–D237, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz934

Abstract

Spatially resolved transcriptomic techniques allow the characterization of spatial organization of cells in tissues, which revolutionize the studies of tissue function and disease pathology. New strategies for detecting spatial gene expression patterns are emerging, and spatially resolved transcriptomic data are accumulating rapidly. However, it is not convenient for biologists to exploit these data due to the diversity of strategies and complexity in data analysis. Here, we present SpatialDB, the first manually curated database for spatially resolved transcriptomic techniques and datasets. The current version of SpatialDB contains 24 datasets (305 sub-datasets) from 5 species generated by 8 spatially resolved transcriptomic techniques. SpatialDB provides a user-friendly web interface for visualization and comparison of spatially resolved transcriptomic data. To further explore these data, SpatialDB also provides spatially variable genes and their functional enrichment annotation. SpatialDB offers a repository for research community to investigate the spatial cellular structure of tissues, and may bring new insights into understanding the cellular microenvironment in disease. SpatialDB is freely available at https://www.spatialomics.org/SpatialDB.