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Increasing evidence suggests that drug-tolerant persister cells can adopt a reversible drug-refractory state and represent a key driver of therapeutic resistance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We developed MeRLin, a lineage tracing platform that integrates cellular barcoding, single-cell transcriptomic profiling, RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization, and computational analyses to track clonal and transcriptional dynamics in a patient-derived melanoma model during prolonged targeted therapy. 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Targeted barcode RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization enabled spatial mapping of clonal identity and gene expression, revealing in situ co-localization of a dominant resistant clone marked by\n                      <jats:italic>SLC2A1<\/jats:italic>\n                      expression.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Together, MeRLin provides a robust framework for dissecting cancer heterogeneity and characterizing persister subpopulations. 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