Cell-Cell communication scores based on expression only

exprCellCellcom(
  gobject,
  feat_type = NULL,
  spat_unit = NULL,
  cluster_column = "cell_types",
  random_iter = 1000,
  feat_set_1,
  feat_set_2,
  log2FC_addendum = 0.1,
  detailed = FALSE,
  adjust_method = c("fdr", "bonferroni", "BH", "holm", "hochberg", "hommel", "BY",
    "none"),
  adjust_target = c("feats", "cells"),
  set_seed = TRUE,
  seed_number = 1234,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

gobject

giotto object to use

feat_type

feature type

spat_unit

spatial unit

cluster_column

cluster column with cell type information

random_iter

number of iterations

feat_set_1

first specific feature set from feature pairs

feat_set_2

second specific feature set from feature pairs

log2FC_addendum

addendum to add when calculating log2FC

detailed

provide more detailed information (random variance and z-score)

adjust_method

which method to adjust p-values

adjust_target

adjust multiple hypotheses at the cell or feature level

set_seed

set seed for random simulations (default = TRUE)

seed_number

seed number

verbose

verbose

Value

Cell-Cell communication scores for feature pairs based on expression only

Details

Statistical framework to identify if pairs of features (such as ligand-receptor combinations) are expressed at higher levels than expected based on a reshuffled null distribution of feature expression values, without considering the spatial position of cells. More details will follow soon.

Examples

g <- GiottoData::loadGiottoMini("visium")
#> 1. read Giotto object
#> 2. read Giotto feature information
#> 3. read Giotto spatial information
#> 3.1 read Giotto spatial shape information
#> cell_spatInfo_spatVector.shp
#> cell
#> 
#> 3.2 read Giotto spatial centroid information
#> cell
#> 
#> 3.3 read Giotto spatial overlap information
#> No overlaps were found, overlap loading will be
#>  skipped
#> 
#> 4. read Giotto image information
#> a giotto python environment was found
#> Using python path:
#>  "/Users/yuanlab/Library/r-miniconda/envs/giotto_env/bin/pythonw"

exprCellCellcom(g, cluster_column = "leiden_clus",
feat_set_1 = "Gm19935", feat_set_2 = "9630013A20Rik")
#> Key: <LR_comb>
#>                   LR_comb lig_cell_type  lig_expr  ligand rec_cell_type
#>                    <char>        <fctr>     <num>  <char>        <fctr>
#>  1: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             4
#>  2: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             5
#>  3: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             1
#>  4: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             3
#>  5: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             4
#>  6: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             5
#>  7: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             1
#>  8: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             3
#>  9: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             4
#> 10: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             2
#> 11: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             5
#> 12: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             1
#> 13: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             4
#> 14: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             4
#> 15: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             3
#> 16: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             4
#> 17: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             5
#> 18: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             1
#> 19: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             2
#> 20: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             6
#> 21: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             5
#> 22: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             1
#> 23: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             3
#> 24: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             5
#> 25: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             1
#> 26: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             3
#> 27: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             3
#> 28: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             2
#> 29: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             6
#> 30: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             6 0.4293181 Gm19935             7
#> 31: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             2
#> 32: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             2
#> 33: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             2
#> 34: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             6
#> 35: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             2 0.3574502 Gm19935             7
#> 36: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             6
#> 37: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             6
#> 38: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             4
#> 39: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             6
#> 40: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             5
#> 41: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             5 0.2922187 Gm19935             7
#> 42: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             1
#> 43: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             3
#> 44: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             4 0.2495580 Gm19935             7
#> 45: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             1 0.2326362 Gm19935             7
#> 46: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             3 0.2197897 Gm19935             7
#> 47: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             2
#> 48: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             6
#> 49: Gm19935-9630013A20Rik             7 0.0000000 Gm19935             7
#>                   LR_comb lig_cell_type  lig_expr  ligand rec_cell_type
#>       rec_expr      receptor    LR_expr lig_nr rec_nr rand_expr      av_diff
#>          <num>        <char>      <num>  <int>  <int>     <num>        <num>
#>  1: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.75955660     10    108 0.5247843  0.234772341
#>  2: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.72506842     10     45 0.5262755  0.198792953
#>  3: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.71806642     10    122 0.5237300  0.194336461
#>  4: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.69765500     10    162 0.5254247  0.172230266
#>  5: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.68768868     84    108 0.5266116  0.161077071
#>  6: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.65320049     84     45 0.5281028  0.125097683
#>  7: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.64619850     84    122 0.5255573  0.120641191
#>  8: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.62578707     84    162 0.5272521  0.098534996
#>  9: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.62245718     45    108 0.5329486  0.089508532
#> 10: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.60529072     10     84 0.5246925  0.080598186
#> 11: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.58796899     45     45 0.5344398  0.053529145
#> 12: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.58096700     45    122 0.5318943  0.049072652
#> 13: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.57979653    108    108 0.5281585  0.051637977
#> 14: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.56287473    122    108 0.5279882  0.034886510
#> 15: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.56055557     45    162 0.5335891  0.026966457
#> 16: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.55002826    162    108 0.5269931  0.023035131
#> 17: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.54530835    108     45 0.5296498  0.015658590
#> 18: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.53830635    108    122 0.5271043  0.011202097
#> 19: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.53342280     84     84 0.5265199  0.006902916
#> 20: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.52884565     10     10 0.5209773  0.007868373
#> 21: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.52838655    122     45 0.5294794 -0.001092878
#> 22: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.52138455    122    122 0.5269339 -0.005549370
#> 23: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.51789492    108    162 0.5287990 -0.010904098
#> 24: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.51554007    162     45 0.5284843 -0.012944257
#> 25: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.50853808    162    122 0.5259388 -0.017400749
#> 26: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.50097313    122    162 0.5286287 -0.027655565
#> 27: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.48812665    162    162 0.5276336 -0.039506944
#> 28: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.46819130     45     84 0.5328569 -0.064665622
#> 29: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.45697772     84     10 0.5228046 -0.065826897
#> 30: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.42931808     10     93 0.5204358 -0.091117732
#> 31: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.42553065    108     84 0.5280668 -0.102536177
#> 32: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.40860885    122     84 0.5278965 -0.119287645
#> 33: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.39576238    162     84 0.5269014 -0.131139024
#> 34: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.39174622     45     10 0.5291417 -0.137395436
#> 35: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.35745016     84     93 0.5222632 -0.164813002
#> 36: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.34908558    108     10 0.5243516 -0.175265991
#> 37: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.33216378    122     10 0.5241812 -0.192017458
#> 38: 0.33023852 9630013A20Rik 0.33023852     93    108 0.5372749 -0.207036394
#> 39: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.31931730    162     10 0.5231861 -0.203868837
#> 40: 0.29575033 9630013A20Rik 0.29575033     93     45 0.5387661 -0.243015781
#> 41: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.29221866     45     93 0.5286002 -0.236381541
#> 42: 0.28874834 9630013A20Rik 0.28874834     93    122 0.5362206 -0.247472274
#> 43: 0.26833691 9630013A20Rik 0.26833691     93    162 0.5379154 -0.269578469
#> 44: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.24955801    108     93 0.5238101 -0.274252096
#> 45: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.23263621    122     93 0.5236398 -0.291003563
#> 46: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.21978974    162     93 0.5226447 -0.302854942
#> 47: 0.17597264 9630013A20Rik 0.17597264     93     84 0.5371832 -0.361210548
#> 48: 0.09952757 9630013A20Rik 0.09952757     93     10 0.5334679 -0.433940362
#> 49: 0.00000000 9630013A20Rik 0.00000000     93     93 0.5329265 -0.532926467
#>       rec_expr      receptor    LR_expr lig_nr rec_nr rand_expr      av_diff
#>           log2fc pvalue LR_cell_comb p.adj            PI
#>            <num>  <num>       <char> <num>         <num>
#>  1:  0.460234536  0.150         6--4 0.150  3.791913e-01
#>  2:  0.397716399  0.236         6--5 0.236  2.494032e-01
#>  3:  0.391296425  0.192         6--1 0.192  2.804417e-01
#>  4:  0.350928616  0.270         6--3 0.270  1.995507e-01
#>  5:  0.330054046  0.162         2--4 0.162  2.609028e-01
#>  6:  0.262033221  0.304         2--5 0.304  1.355043e-01
#>  7:  0.254417400  0.184         2--1 0.184  1.870431e-01
#>  8:  0.210501018  0.364         2--3 0.364  9.238861e-02
#>  9:  0.190823627  0.468         5--4 0.468  6.292488e-02
#> 10:  0.175071769  0.606         6--2 0.606  3.808290e-02
#> 11:  0.116860156  0.696         5--5 0.696  1.839271e-02
#> 12:  0.107901525  0.644         5--1 0.644  2.062151e-02
#> 13:  0.113974244  0.676         4--4 0.676  1.938170e-02
#> 14:  0.077998759  0.698         1--4 0.698  1.217908e-02
#> 15:  0.060132389  0.810         5--3 0.810  5.503014e-03
#> 16:  0.052052807  0.814         3--4 0.814  4.652251e-03
#> 17:  0.035439134  0.888         4--5 0.888  1.828200e-03
#> 18:  0.025543697  0.904         4--1 0.904  1.119620e-03
#> 19:  0.015808501  0.926         2--2 0.926  5.278303e-04
#> 20:  0.018165474  0.942         6--6 0.942  4.713776e-04
#> 21: -0.002506928  0.960         1--5 0.960 -4.444474e-05
#> 22: -0.012827017  0.948         1--1 0.948 -2.974799e-04
#> 23: -0.025237452  0.950         4--3 0.950 -5.621994e-04
#> 24: -0.030023992  0.944         3--5 0.944 -7.514406e-04
#> 25: -0.040674131  0.888         3--1 0.888 -2.098258e-03
#> 26: -0.064907641  0.792         1--3 0.792 -6.573510e-03
#> 27: -0.093795710  0.784         3--3 0.784 -9.912700e-03
#> 28: -0.155502627  0.658         5--2 0.658 -2.826635e-02
#> 29: -0.161160019  0.700         2--6 0.700 -2.496400e-02
#> 30: -0.229147029  0.894         6--7 0.894 -1.115086e-02
#> 31: -0.257143164  0.396         4--2 0.396 -1.034499e-01
#> 32: -0.303970191  0.188         1--2 0.188 -2.206344e-01
#> 33: -0.338589761  0.214         3--2 0.214 -2.267150e-01
#> 34: -0.355470921  0.380         5--6 0.380 -1.493747e-01
#> 35: -0.443910274  0.758         2--7 0.758 -5.341608e-02
#> 36: -0.475368241  0.286         4--6 0.286 -2.584263e-01
#> 37: -0.530386832  0.166         1--6 0.166 -4.136444e-01
#> 38: -0.566779176  0.642         7--4 0.642 -1.090851e-01
#> 39: -0.571620783  0.148         3--6 0.148 -4.742956e-01
#> 40: -0.690697215  0.532         7--5 0.532 -1.893121e-01
#> 41: -0.680484559  0.500         5--7 0.500 -2.048463e-01
#> 42: -0.710690600  0.522         7--1 0.522 -2.006489e-01
#> 43: -0.792339080  0.442         7--3 0.442 -2.809458e-01
#> 44: -0.835575030  0.356         4--7 0.356 -3.747972e-01
#> 45: -0.906767711  0.214         1--7 0.214 -6.071592e-01
#> 46: -0.961285460  0.216         3--7 0.216 -6.397799e-01
#> 47: -1.207182952  0.118         7--2 0.118 -1.120408e+00
#> 48: -1.666683505  0.082         7--6 0.082 -1.810329e+00
#> 49: -2.662037898  0.166         7--7 0.166 -2.076102e+00
#>           log2fc pvalue LR_cell_comb p.adj            PI