--- title: "GSEAlens: Preparing Input Data from limma-voom and DESeq2 Workflows" author: "Shenhui Xu" date: "`r Sys.Date()`" output: BiocStyle::html_document: toc_float: true number_sections: true vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{GSEAlens: Preparing Input Data} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r setup, include=FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE, warning = FALSE, message = FALSE) ``` # Installation GSEAlens is available on Bioconductor. Install the stable release with: ```{r install-package, eval=FALSE} if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE)) install.packages("BiocManager") BiocManager::install("GSEAlens") ``` The development version can be installed from GitHub: ```{r install-github, eval=FALSE} if (!requireNamespace("pak", quietly = TRUE)) install.packages("pak") pak::pkg_install("DDL095/GSEAlens") ``` # Introduction This vignette describes how to prepare the input objects that `r Biocpkg("GSEAlens")` consumes. **GSEAlens itself does not perform differential expression analysis (DEG)**; it accepts already-fitted `MArrayLM` objects from `r Biocpkg("limma")` or `DESeqDataSet` objects from `r Biocpkg("DESeq2")`. The following steps are based on the standard workflows of those packages and are provided here for completeness. For full DEG workflow documentation, please consult: - `r Biocpkg("limma")` and `r Biocpkg("edgeR")` vignettes (limma-voom pipeline) - `r Biocpkg("DESeq2")` vignette - `r Biocpkg("airway")` package for the example dataset # Example Data We use the `r Biocpkg("airway")` dataset (4 vs 4 samples, dex treatment). ```{r setup-environment, results='hide'} library(airway) data(airway) expression_data <- airway ``` # limma-voom Workflow GSEAlens requires a **no-intercept design** (`~0+group`) so that column names directly correspond to group names, enabling precise contrast construction. ```{r limma-voom-data-preparation} library(edgeR) library(limma) group_level <- expression_data$dex design <- model.matrix(~0+group_level) colnames(design) <- levels(group_level) compare_end <- combn(levels(group_level), 2, simplify = FALSE) contrast_strings <- sapply(compare_end, function(x) paste(x[2], x[1], sep = " - ")) contrast_matrix <- makeContrasts(contrasts = contrast_strings, levels = design) genes_df <- data.frame( gene_id = SummarizedExperiment::rowData(expression_data)$gene_id, symbol = SummarizedExperiment::rowData(expression_data)$symbol, gene_biotype = SummarizedExperiment::rowData(expression_data)$gene_biotype ) genes_df$Length <- SummarizedExperiment::rowData(expression_data)$gene_seq_end - SummarizedExperiment::rowData(expression_data)$gene_seq_start + 1 gsea_limma_voom_data <- edgeR::DGEList( counts = SummarizedExperiment::assay(expression_data, "counts"), genes = genes_df, norm.factors = NULL, group = group_level, remove.zeros = TRUE ) # Filter low-expression genes, keep protein-coding RNAs, deduplicate symbols total_counts <- edgeR::cpm(gsea_limma_voom_data) |> rowSums() dup_symbols <- gsea_limma_voom_data$genes$symbol[duplicated(gsea_limma_voom_data$genes$symbol)] keep <- rep(TRUE, nrow(gsea_limma_voom_data)) for (gene in dup_symbols) { idx <- which(gsea_limma_voom_data$genes$symbol == gene) best_idx <- idx[which.max(total_counts[idx])] remove_idx <- idx[idx != best_idx] keep[remove_idx] <- FALSE } gsea_limma_voom_data <- gsea_limma_voom_data[keep, ] rownames(gsea_limma_voom_data) <- gsea_limma_voom_data$genes$symbol keep_biotype <- gsea_limma_voom_data$genes$gene_biotype == "protein_coding" gsea_limma_voom_data <- gsea_limma_voom_data[keep_biotype, ] gsea_limma_voom_data <- edgeR::normLibSizes(gsea_limma_voom_data, method = "TMM") isexpr <- rowSums(edgeR::cpm(gsea_limma_voom_data) > 1) >= 3 gsea_limma_voom_data <- gsea_limma_voom_data[isexpr, ] ``` Perform limma-voom fitting to obtain the `fit` object. ```{r limma-voom-processing} VoomOutPut <- voom(gsea_limma_voom_data, design) fit <- lmFit(object = VoomOutPut, design = design) |> contrasts.fit(contrasts = contrast_matrix) |> eBayes() ``` # DESeq2 Workflow (SummarizedExperiment Input) ```{r deseq2-se-workflow} library("DESeq2") dds_se <- DESeqDataSet(expression_data, design = ~ cell + dex) # Keep protein-coding genes only gene_biotypes <- SummarizedExperiment::rowData(dds_se)$gene_biotype keep_protein_coding <- gene_biotypes == "protein_coding" dds_se <- dds_se[keep_protein_coding, ] # Remove low-expression genes (require >=10 reads in >=3 samples) smallestGroupSize <- 3 keep <- rowSums(DESeq2::counts(dds_se) >= 10) >= smallestGroupSize dds_se <- dds_se[keep, ] # Deduplicate gene symbols, keeping the highest-count row rownames(dds_se) <- SummarizedExperiment::rowData(dds_se)$gene_name total_counts <- rowSums(SummarizedExperiment::assay(dds_se)) dup_genes <- rownames(dds_se)[duplicated(rownames(dds_se))] keep <- rep(TRUE, nrow(dds_se)) for (gene in dup_genes) { idx <- which(rownames(dds_se) == gene) best_idx <- idx[which.max(total_counts[idx])] remove_idx <- idx[idx != best_idx] keep[remove_idx] <- FALSE } dds_se <- dds_se[keep, ] # Run DESeq2 fitting dds_se <- DESeq(dds_se) ``` # DESeq2 Workflow (Count Matrix Input) ```{r deseq2-matrix-workflow} DDS_rawdata <- expression_data # Keep protein-coding genes only gene_biotypes <- SummarizedExperiment::rowData(DDS_rawdata)$gene_biotype keep_protein_coding <- gene_biotypes == "protein_coding" DDS_rawdata <- DDS_rawdata[keep_protein_coding, ] # Remove low-expression genes smallestGroupSize <- 3 keep_epd <- rowSums(SummarizedExperiment::assay(DDS_rawdata, "counts") >= 10) >= smallestGroupSize DDS_rawdata <- DDS_rawdata[keep_epd, ] # Deduplicate gene symbols rownames(DDS_rawdata) <- SummarizedExperiment::rowData(DDS_rawdata)$gene_name total_counts <- rowSums(SummarizedExperiment::assay(DDS_rawdata)) keep_name <- rep(TRUE, nrow(DDS_rawdata)) dup_genes <- rownames(DDS_rawdata)[duplicated(rownames(DDS_rawdata))] for (gene in dup_genes) { idx <- which(rownames(DDS_rawdata) == gene) best_idx <- idx[which.max(total_counts[idx])] remove_idx <- idx[idx != best_idx] keep_name[remove_idx] <- FALSE } DDS_rawdata <- DDS_rawdata[keep_name, ] # Extract counts and sample metadata into plain matrices cts <- SummarizedExperiment::assay(DDS_rawdata, "counts") coldata <- as.data.frame(SummarizedExperiment::colData(DDS_rawdata)) coldata <- coldata[, c("cell", "dex")] coldata$cell <- factor(coldata$cell) coldata$dex <- factor(coldata$dex) # Build DESeqDataSet from matrices and run DESeq2 dds <- DESeqDataSetFromMatrix(countData = cts, colData = coldata, design = ~ dex) dds <- DESeq(dds) ``` # Next Step Once `fit`, `dds_se`, and `dds` are prepared, return to the main vignette: ```r vignette("GSEAlens") ``` ```{r sessionInfo} sessionInfo() ```