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ArticleNature communications2026

Interpretable modality-aware mapping of gene regulation in single-cell multiomics with scMAGCA.

Yunhe Wang, Zeming Zhou, Wei Liu, Peiru Zhang, Yue Cheng, Yanchi Su, Fuzhou Wang, Ka-Chun Wong, Xiangtao Li

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yunhe Wang *School of Artificial Intelligence, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Zeming Zhou *School of Artificial Intelligence, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Wei Liu *Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Peiru ZhangSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
Yue ChengSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Jilin University, Jilin, China.
Yanchi SuSchool of Information Science and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Jilin, China.
Fuzhou WangDivision of Genome Analysis Platform Development, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9028-5382
Ka-Chun WongDepartment of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6062-733X
Xiangtao LiSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Jilin University, Jilin, China. lixt314@jlu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-9823

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62472195
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell multi-omics technologies profile multiple molecular layers in individual cells, but existing methods often struggle to integrate transcriptomic, proteomic, and epigenomic measurements into an interpretable representation while preserving relationships among cells. Here, we present the single-cell multi-omics adversarial graph convolutional autoencoder (scMAGCA), which constructs cell graphs and uses adversarial alignment to learn interpretable shared embeddings that capture cellular heterogeneity and regulatory complexity. Across diverse datasets, scMAGCA outperforms existing methods in modality alignment, clustering, and batch correction. In Alzheimer's disease, scMAGCA resolves neuronal subtypes and regulatory programs that are missed by single-modality analyses. In kidney cancer, it identifies tumor-specific epithelial and endothelial populations and uncovers biomarkers validated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. These results support scMAGCA as an interpretable framework for resolving complex cell states in disease.

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Gene Expression RegulationSingle-Cell AnalysisAlzheimer DiseaseAutoencoderGene Expression ProfilingHumansKidney NeoplasmsMultiomicsProteomicsSingle-Cell Gene Expression Analysis

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PMCPMC13376942

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