Hendrik A. Michel, Paige McCallum, Wenrui Wu, Huaying Qiu, Jia Le Lee, Shuli Luo, Chi Ngai Chan, Johanna Schaffenrath, Yao Yu Yeo, Stephanie Pei Tung Yiu, Yang Wang, Lindsay Parmelee, Hongbo Wang, Tania Pannellini, Melinda Burgess, Nourhan El Ahmar, Zoe Xiaozhu Zhang, Colm Keane, Tony Kiat Hon Lim, Sabina Signoretti, Sonia Victoria Del Rincon, Bo Zhao, David R. McIlwain, Yunhao Bai, Fei Chen, Roberto Chiarle, Sizun Jiang
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Abstract
Spatial proteomics is limited by detection sensitivity, multiplexing and multimodal integration, leaving a gap between discovery and clinical assays. Here we present protein and nucleic acid serial tyramide amplification (PASTA), using horseradish peroxidase-mediated oligonucleotide deposition and cyclical imaging for high-plex, multimodal spatial profiling. Compatible with conjugated antibodies and in situ hybridization, PASTA enables simultaneous protein and RNA codetection from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples, providing a cost-effective bridge from discovery to clinical validation. PASTA is a platform-agnostic signal amplification approach for multiplexed imaging across modalities.
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Nature Methods is a monthly journal that focuses on publishing innovative methods and substantial enhancements to fundamental life sciences research techniques. Geared towards a diverse, interdisciplinary readership of researchers in academia and industry engaged in laboratory work, the journal offers new tools for research and emphasizes the immediate practical significance of the featured work. It publishes primary research papers and reviews recent technical and methodological advancements, with a particular interest in primary methods papers relevant to the biological and biomedical sciences. This includes methods rooted in chemistry with practical applications for studying biological problems.