TEMI: Tissue Expansion Mass Spectrometry Imaging

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Nat Methods. 2025 Apr 22;. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.22.639343

TEMI: Tissue Expansion Mass Spectrometry Imaging Tillberg LabWang (Meng) Lab

Zhang H, Ding L, Hu A, Shi X, Huang P, Lu H, Tillberg PW, Wang MC, Li L

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Abstract

The spatial distribution of diverse biomolecules in multicellular organisms is essential for their physiological functions. High-throughput in situ mapping of biomolecules is crucial for both basic and medical research, and requires high scanning speed, spatial resolution, and chemical sensitivity. Here, we developed a Tissue Expansion method compatible with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Mass spectrometry Imaging (TEMI). TEMI reaches single-cell spatial resolution without sacrificing voxel throughput and enables the profiling of hundreds of biomolecules, including lipids, metabolites, peptides (proteins), and N-glycans. Using TEMI, we mapped the spatial distribution of biomolecules across various mammalian tissues and uncovered metabolic heterogeneity in tumors. TEMI can be easily adapted and broadly applied in biological and medical research, to advance spatial multi-omics profiling.

Preprint: 10.1101/2025.02.22.639343

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