Skip to content
Permalink
20fce0df6e
Switch branches/tags

Name already in use

A tag already exists with the provided branch name. Many Git commands accept both tag and branch names, so creating this branch may cause unexpected behavior. Are you sure you want to create this branch?

CoNekT/docs/building/003_expression_profiles.md

Go to file
 
 
Cannot retrieve contributors at this time
Adding expression data Adding expression profiles Calculating expression specificity and summerized profiles
89 lines (69 sloc) 3.48 KB
Raw Blame

Adding expression data

Expression data should be processed using LSTrAP, this will generate the expression matrix, coexpression networks and clusters that can be directly imported into CoNekt. Note that in some cases additional files, containing meta information, need to be provided.

Adding expression profiles

In the 'Admin panel', under 'Add' -> 'Expression profiles'. Select the species and the source (currently only LSTrAP expression matrices are supported).

Next, select the expression matrix (generated using LSTrAP). Using a normalized (TPM or RPKM) matrix is strongly recommended !

Furthermore two additional files need to be provided, one that links the run identifiers to specific conditions. This tab delimited file should be structured as indicated below, a one-line header (which is ignored) and two columns, the first with the sample ID and the second with a short description of the condition sampled. Samples with the same description will be treated as replicates ! Omitting the condition description will exclude the sample from the profiles.

SampleID    ConditionDescription
SRR068987	Endosperm
SRR314813	Seedlings, 11 DAG
SRR314814	
SRR314815	Flowers (floral buds)
SRR314816
...

For profile plots on the website most likely a custom order of conditions is preferred. (We usually order tissues from bottom to top) A file to specify this needs to be provided, conditions need to be stated in the orther they should appear in the plot. Furthermore a color for that condition in the plot needs to be added in rgba() format. See the example below.

Roots (apex), 7 DAG	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (differentation zone), 4 DAP	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (elongation zone), 4 DAP	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (meristematic zone), 4 DAP	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (QC cells), 6 DAS	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (stele cells), 7 DAS	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (tip)	rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Leaves (rosette), 21 DAG	rgba(0, 153, 51, 0.5)
Leaves (rosette), 29 DAG	rgba(0, 153, 51, 0.5)
...

If all files are selected click 'Add Expression Profiles' to upload the data and add everything to the database.

Add expression profiles

Calculating expression specificity and summerized profiles

To enable Specificity searches, SPM values need to be pre-calculated. From the admin menu select 'Add' -> 'Expression specificty'.

Add expression specificity

Here you have two options available. The first one will calculate SPM values for all conditions in the profiles. Here you simply need to select the species, enter a description and click "Add Expression Specificities".

In case different conditions need to be grouped, the second option should be used. Here you select the species and enter a description similarly to the previous. Additionally a tab-delimited text file is required grouping conditions into broader categories.

Roots (apex), 7 DAG Roots   rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (differentation zone), 4 DAP  Roots   rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (elongation zone), 4 DAP  Roots   rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (meristematic zone), 4 DAP    Roots   rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
Roots (QC cells), 6 DAS Roots   rgba(153, 51, 0, 0.5)
...

Three columns are required, (i) the label in the full profile, (ii) the group it belongs to and (iii) the color for that group. After adding that file click "Add Expression Specificities" in that section.