MaskTalk: cell-identity-gated spatial lag for target-aware cell-cell communication inference in high-resolution spatial transcriptomics
Panpan Jia, Liqiang Chu, Zhenhua Ren, Hongwei Cui, Bin Shao
MaskTalk improves cell-cell communication inference by masking non-target cells, showing better effect sizes and shorter distances in breast cancer spatial transcriptomics data.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics