Fig. 6

Exploration of the colocalization relation by spatial transcriptome. a UMAP confirmed the five distinct regions of spots; b Tumor region was identified though dimensionality reduction and experienced pathologists; c Heatmap showing the differential-expression genes between tumor-rich and tumor-scarce tissues; d Dot plot showing the enriched pathways in tumor-rich and tumor-scarce tissues; e The chart plot showing the importance score of cell types related to the distribution of COL1A2(+) MMP1(-) CAFs; f The chart plot showing the importance score of cell types related to the distribution of COL1A2(+) MMP1(-) CAFs; g-k The relative cell location of COL1A2(+) MMP1(-) CAFs (g), Treg (h), TAM (i), COL1A2(+) MMP1(+) CAFs (j), and pDC(k) in spatial position on the pathological section