Identify marker feats for selected clusters.

findMarkers(
  gobject,
  spat_unit = NULL,
  feat_type = NULL,
  expression_values = c("normalized", "scaled", "custom"),
  cluster_column = NULL,
  method = c("scran", "gini", "mast"),
  subset_clusters = NULL,
  group_1 = NULL,
  group_2 = NULL,
  min_expr_gini_score = 0.5,
  min_det_gini_score = 0.5,
  detection_threshold = 0,
  rank_score = 1,
  min_feats = 4,
  min_genes = NULL,
  group_1_name = NULL,
  group_2_name = NULL,
  adjust_columns = NULL,
  ...
)

Arguments

gobject

giotto object

spat_unit

spatial unit

feat_type

feature type

expression_values

feat expression values to use

cluster_column

clusters to use

method

method to use to detect differentially expressed feats

subset_clusters

selection of clusters to compare

group_1

group 1 cluster IDs from cluster_column for pairwise comparison

group_2

group 2 cluster IDs from cluster_column for pairwise comparison

min_expr_gini_score

gini: filter on minimum gini coefficient for expression

min_det_gini_score

gini: filter minimum gini coefficient for detection

detection_threshold

gini: detection threshold for feat expression

rank_score

gini: rank scores to include

min_feats

minimum number of top feats to return (for gini)

min_genes

deprecated, use min_feats

group_1_name

mast: custom name for group_1 clusters

group_2_name

mast: custom name for group_2 clusters

adjust_columns

mast: column in pDataDT to adjust for (e.g. detection rate)

...

additional parameters for the findMarkers function in scran or zlm function in MAST

Value

data.table with marker feats

Details

Wrapper for all individual functions to detect marker feats for clusters.

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"

findMarkers(g, cluster_column = "leiden_clus")
#> Using 'Scran' to detect marker genes. If used in published
#>         research, please cite:
#>         Lun ATL, McCarthy DJ, Marioni JC (2016).
#>         'A step-by-step workflow for low-level analysis of single-cell RNA-seq
#>         data with Bioconductor.'
#>         F1000Res., 5, 2122. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9501.2.
#> [[1]]
#>        Top      p.value          FDR summary.logFC     logFC.2      logFC.3
#>      <int>        <num>        <num>         <num>       <num>        <num>
#>   1:     1 2.304174e-04 6.573796e-03    0.90645500  0.37802208  0.906455001
#>   2:     1 2.488503e-04 6.573796e-03    0.73714285  0.35023787  0.285465533
#>   3:     1 3.573331e-02 2.824072e-01   -0.65006774 -0.65006774 -0.310767600
#>   4:     1 5.986157e-17 3.795223e-14    1.29002259  0.11152501 -0.003955259
#>   5:     1 9.144098e-03 1.183134e-01    0.71476651 -0.15878804  0.086193959
#>  ---                                                                       
#> 630:   392 8.170461e-01 9.963036e-01    0.12019791  0.12019791  0.066849413
#> 631:   409 8.469325e-01 9.963036e-01    0.28779748  0.04379729  0.099088405
#> 632:   410 9.981090e-01 9.981090e-01   -0.11016023  0.03910845 -0.110160233
#> 633:   460 9.958793e-01 9.981090e-01   -0.05961090 -0.05961090  0.007542745
#> 634:   471 9.542557e-01 9.963036e-01   -0.03719674 -0.03719674 -0.033661719
#>            logFC.4     logFC.5       logFC.6      logFC.7  feats cluster
#>              <num>       <num>         <num>        <num> <char>  <char>
#>   1:  0.2628823782  0.45234522  0.3483568624  0.861221868 Arpp19       1
#>   2:  0.1417528118  0.25891761  0.7371428514  0.743099124  Nr4a1       1
#>   3:  0.1593223354 -0.59127151 -0.2332950800 -0.172305095  Grb14       1
#>   4: -0.0549709160 -0.20970272 -0.3019308099  1.290022593     F3       1
#>   5:  0.1355646082  0.71476651  0.4749149442  1.159030178    Mgp       1
#>  ---                                                                    
#> 630: -0.1191742596 -0.11774369 -0.1085689549 -0.132165513  Ly6c1       1
#> 631: -0.1038916802 -0.08677730  0.1468124449  0.287797484 Cadps2       1
#> 632: -0.0370309299  0.08793704 -0.0007125669  0.160973282  Zfhx3       1
#> 633:  0.0008977208  0.01361647  0.0494467014  0.002896235 Ube2l6       1
#> 634: -0.0066309208 -0.02467083 -0.0237548120  0.020868744   Tie1       1
#> 
#> [[2]]
#>        Top      p.value          FDR summary.logFC     logFC.1      logFC.3
#>      <int>        <num>        <num>         <num>       <num>        <num>
#>   1:     1 4.493099e-04 1.238533e-02    0.98709500  0.51179478  0.287395704
#>   2:     1 1.686308e-02 1.979851e-01    0.80939008  0.65006774  0.339300141
#>   3:     1 4.882728e-12 3.095650e-09    1.17849759 -0.11152501 -0.115480266
#>   4:     1 1.685305e-03 3.561612e-02    0.87355455  0.15878804  0.244982000
#>   5:     1 1.435589e-02 1.857476e-01    0.75902888  0.59003057  0.759028878
#>  ---                                                                       
#> 630:   384 8.843225e-01 9.954992e-01    0.10905760  0.05961090  0.067153648
#> 631:   390 9.681886e-01 9.954992e-01   -0.18631844 -0.13596775 -0.011582149
#> 632:   397 8.170828e-01 9.954992e-01    0.15793618 -0.06470923  0.086129945
#> 633:   403 8.469325e-01 9.954992e-01   -0.14768897 -0.04379729  0.055291116
#> 634:   471 9.780374e-01 9.954992e-01    0.03719674  0.03719674  0.003535019
#>          logFC.4     logFC.5     logFC.6    logFC.7   feats cluster
#>            <num>       <num>       <num>      <num>  <char>  <char>
#>   1:  0.98709500  0.36235238  0.37944760 0.68255672 Carhsp1       2
#>   2:  0.80939008  0.05879623  0.41677266 0.47776265   Grb14       2
#>   3: -0.16649592 -0.32122773 -0.41345582 1.17849759      F3       2
#>   4:  0.29435265  0.87355455  0.63370298 1.31781822     Mgp       2
#>   5:  0.77054700  0.36936712  0.06646966 0.95356486   Prr18       2
#>  ---                                                               
#> 630:  0.06050862  0.07322737  0.10905760 0.06250714  Ube2l6       2
#> 631: -0.18631844  0.13414898  0.07512455 0.13773810 Neurod6       2
#> 632:  0.15793618  0.06086162  0.11227616 0.23929012     Hlf       2
#> 633: -0.14768897 -0.13057459  0.10301516 0.24400019  Cadps2       2
#> 634:  0.03056582  0.01252591  0.01344193 0.05806548    Tie1       2
#> 
#> [[3]]
#>        Top      p.value          FDR summary.logFC      logFC.1      logFC.2
#>      <int>        <num>        <num>         <num>        <num>        <num>
#>   1:     1 2.041188e-02 2.696069e-01    0.50498456  0.504984557  0.402682581
#>   2:     1 2.304174e-04 1.327988e-02   -0.90645500 -0.906455001 -0.528432923
#>   3:     1 4.477933e-03 8.871905e-02    0.30442144  0.205947496  0.176755272
#>   4:     1 1.758868e-11 1.115122e-08    1.29397785  0.003955259  0.115480266
#>   5:     1 1.186323e-02 1.979287e-01   -0.85347407 -0.739522029 -0.511888427
#>  ---                                                                        
#> 630:   401 9.681886e-01 9.955840e-01   -0.17473629 -0.124385599  0.011582149
#> 631:   413 8.946801e-01 9.955840e-01   -0.12170101 -0.121701007 -0.078984900
#> 632:   420 9.915440e-01 9.955840e-01   -0.07998884 -0.046764443 -0.079988838
#> 633:   436 9.913842e-01 9.955840e-01   -0.06715365 -0.007542745 -0.067153648
#> 634:   500 9.780374e-01 9.955840e-01    0.03366172  0.033661719 -0.003535019
#>           logFC.4      logFC.5      logFC.6     logFC.7   feats cluster
#>             <num>        <num>        <num>       <num>  <char>  <char>
#>   1:  0.169203980  0.493700297  0.017217739  0.68881115    Bcam       3
#>   2: -0.643572623 -0.454109779 -0.558098138 -0.04523313  Arpp19       3
#>   3:  0.241349413  0.237414552  0.304421441 -0.04306167 Aldh1a2       3
#>   4: -0.051015657 -0.205747465 -0.297975551  1.29397785      F3       3
#>   5: -0.853474068 -0.630817196 -0.669008913 -0.70085278  Hpcal4       3
#>  ---                                                                   
#> 630: -0.174736288  0.145731128  0.086706697  0.14932025 Neurod6       3
#> 631:  0.088504889  0.101981067 -0.048113349  0.23111255   Rab3c       3
#> 632: -0.002089627 -0.030261178  0.091251923 -0.09796174   Cpne8       3
#> 633: -0.006645024  0.006073720  0.041903956 -0.00464651  Ube2l6       3
#> 634:  0.027030799  0.008990887  0.009906907  0.05453046    Tie1       3
#> 
#> [[4]]
#>        Top      p.value          FDR summary.logFC       logFC.1     logFC.2
#>      <int>        <num>        <num>         <num>         <num>       <num>
#>   1:     1 4.493099e-04 2.589659e-02   -0.98709500 -0.4753002269 -0.98709500
#>   2:     1 5.078518e-03 1.341575e-01    0.63286874  0.2471766190  0.03863261
#>   3:     1 2.625294e-10 1.664436e-07    1.34499351  0.0549709160  0.16649592
#>   4:     1 6.317306e-03 1.540451e-01    0.77121823  0.7712182292  0.63261566
#>   5:     1 5.436870e-03 1.378790e-01   -0.49047596 -0.2909354996 -0.49047596
#>  ---                                                                        
#> 630:   375 9.718823e-01 9.963231e-01    0.25621852 -0.0073971898 -0.07536530
#> 631:   388 9.359774e-01 9.963231e-01   -0.18941904 -0.1371096029 -0.18941904
#> 632:   464 9.915440e-01 9.963231e-01   -0.07789921 -0.0446748158 -0.07789921
#> 633:   498 9.963231e-01 9.963231e-01   -0.06050862 -0.0008977208 -0.06050862
#> 634:   532 9.542557e-01 9.963231e-01   -0.03056582  0.0066309208 -0.03056582
#>           logFC.3     logFC.5     logFC.6      logFC.7   feats cluster
#>             <num>       <num>       <num>        <num>  <char>  <char>
#>   1: -0.699699298 -0.62474263 -0.60764740 -0.304538282 Carhsp1       4
#>   2:  0.287423926  0.23942405  0.63286874  0.254403628    Pdyn       4
#>   3:  0.051015657 -0.15473181 -0.24695989  1.344993509      F3       4
#>   4:  0.497192512  0.41653024  0.81838388  0.173456117   Pcdh8       4
#>   5: -0.326046063 -0.55954648 -0.63876080 -0.022109950  Galnt6       4
#>  ---                                                                  
#> 630: -0.105810362  0.07316508 -0.01604273  0.256218524   Shox2       4
#> 631:  0.049030572  0.02565367 -0.11877136  0.160893184   Pvalb       4
#> 632:  0.002089627 -0.02817155  0.09334155 -0.095872118   Cpne8       4
#> 633:  0.006645024  0.01271874  0.04854898  0.001998515  Ube2l6       4
#> 634: -0.027030799 -0.01803991 -0.01712389  0.027499665    Tie1       4
#> 
#> [[5]]
#>        Top      p.value          FDR summary.logFC     logFC.1     logFC.2
#>      <int>        <num>        <num>         <num>       <num>       <num>
#>   1:     1 5.593922e-02 6.149128e-01   -0.49370030  0.01128426 -0.09101772
#>   2:     1 6.920551e-03 2.437572e-01    0.39256404  0.17396056  0.16375244
#>   3:     1 1.123889e-11 7.125455e-09    1.49972532  0.20970272  0.32122773
#>   4:     1 1.685305e-03 7.632025e-02   -0.87355455 -0.71476651 -0.87355455
#>   5:     1 1.087374e-02 3.133614e-01    0.55954648  0.26861098  0.06907052
#>  ---                                                                      
#> 630:   389 9.306563e-01 9.968179e-01   -0.12557085 -0.12557085 -0.06086162
#> 631:   400 9.322696e-01 9.968179e-01    0.12151310 -0.01650327 -0.04972766
#> 632:   425 9.594927e-01 9.968179e-01    0.11239339  0.11239339 -0.01440080
#> 633:   448 9.803600e-01 9.968179e-01   -0.07322737 -0.01361647 -0.07322737
#> 634:   540 9.959609e-01 9.968179e-01    0.02467083  0.02467083 -0.01252591
#>           logFC.3     logFC.4       logFC.6     logFC.7  feats cluster
#>             <num>       <num>         <num>       <num> <char>  <char>
#>   1: -0.493700297 -0.32449632 -0.4764825581  0.19511086   Bcam       5
#>   2:  0.141852032  0.10981295  0.3925640424  0.14215547     Cp       5
#>   3:  0.205747465  0.15473181 -0.0922280856  1.49972532     F3       5
#>   4: -0.628572547 -0.57920190 -0.2398515625  0.44426367    Mgp       5
#>   5:  0.233500418  0.55954648 -0.0792143163  0.53743653 Galnt6       5
#>  ---                                                                  
#> 630:  0.025268327  0.09707457  0.0514145381  0.17842850    Hlf       5
#> 631:  0.030261178  0.02817155  0.1215131007 -0.06770057  Cpne8       5
#> 632: -0.020039113 -0.04836938  0.0446992547  0.11626795 Vstm2a       5
#> 633: -0.006073720 -0.01271874  0.0358302361 -0.01072023 Ube2l6       5
#> 634: -0.008990887  0.01803991  0.0009160208  0.04553958   Tie1       5
#> 
#> [[6]]
#>        Top      p.value         FDR summary.logFC       logFC.1      logFC.2
#>      <int>        <num>       <num>         <num>         <num>        <num>
#>   1:     1 3.397885e-03 0.161814023   -0.21860348 -0.2186034850 -0.228811601
#>   2:     1 4.477933e-03 0.161814023   -0.30442144 -0.0984739449 -0.127666169
#>   3:     1 2.488503e-04 0.026295183   -0.73714285 -0.7371428514 -0.386904982
#>   4:     1 2.214999e-03 0.142773240   -0.59423614 -0.3856921243 -0.594236137
#>   5:     1 5.527494e-06 0.003504431    1.59195340  0.3019308099  0.413455817
#>  ---                                                                        
#> 630:   439 9.954992e-01 0.999269911   -0.10316260 -0.1031626015  0.001392101
#> 631:   441 8.607175e-01 0.999269911    0.15481148 -0.0555131172 -0.061205578
#> 632:   475 9.981090e-01 0.999269911   -0.10944767  0.0007125669  0.039821013
#> 633:   522 9.167732e-01 0.999269911   -0.09306864  0.0676941335 -0.059100050
#> 634:   557 9.959609e-01 0.999269911    0.02375481  0.0237548120 -0.013441926
#>           logFC.3     logFC.4       logFC.5      logFC.7   feats cluster
#>             <num>       <num>         <num>        <num>  <char>  <char>
#>   1: -0.250712011 -0.28275109 -0.3925640424 -0.250408572      Cp       6
#>   2: -0.304421441 -0.06307203 -0.0670068886 -0.347483107 Aldh1a2       6
#>   3: -0.451677319 -0.59539004 -0.4782252394  0.005956272   Nr4a1       6
#>   4: -0.345444817 -0.63286874 -0.3934446919 -0.378465115    Pdyn       6
#>   5:  0.297975551  0.24695989  0.0922280856  1.591953403      F3       6
#>  ---                                                                    
#> 630: -0.006672761  0.07105764 -0.0320322801 -0.125109657 Tmem100       6
#> 631:  0.099145148  0.15481148  0.1291902545 -0.143563712   Sox10       6
#> 632: -0.109447666 -0.03631836  0.0886496029  0.161685849   Zfhx3       6
#> 633: -0.064738368 -0.09306864 -0.0446992547  0.071568694  Vstm2a       6
#> 634: -0.009906907  0.01712389 -0.0009160208  0.044623556    Tie1       6
#> 
#> [[7]]
#>        Top      p.value          FDR summary.logFC      logFC.1     logFC.2
#>      <int>        <num>        <num>         <num>        <num>       <num>
#>   1:     1 5.986157e-17 3.795223e-14   -1.29002259 -1.290022593 -1.17849759
#>   2:     2 2.601482e-11 4.123350e-09   -0.80632925 -0.806329248 -0.85701198
#>   3:     2 6.222905e-13 1.315107e-10   -0.91299388 -0.912993882 -0.95549842
#>   4:     2 1.632817e-13 5.176031e-11   -1.07608973 -1.076089728 -0.84140367
#>   5:     3 4.570002e-10 5.794763e-08   -0.75975639 -0.759756385 -0.72428750
#>  ---                                                                       
#> 630:   515 9.951443e-01 9.995295e-01   -0.16463733 -0.003874561 -0.13066874
#> 631:   516 9.437524e-01 9.995295e-01    0.14414795  0.090391089 -0.04581802
#> 632:   526 9.016343e-01 9.995295e-01    0.16876674 -0.147756604  0.09518521
#> 633:   543 9.442058e-01 9.995295e-01   -0.05806548 -0.020868744 -0.05806548
#> 634:   564 9.963231e-01 9.995295e-01   -0.06250714 -0.002896235 -0.06250714
#>          logFC.3      logFC.4     logFC.5     logFC.6  feats cluster
#>            <num>        <num>       <num>       <num> <char>  <char>
#>   1: -1.29397785 -1.344993509 -1.49972532 -1.59195340     F3       7
#>   2: -0.91264376 -0.953070757 -0.92818993 -1.24705822  Phkg1       7
#>   3: -1.06086870 -0.487032401 -0.97877848 -1.00052882  Pde8a       7
#>   4: -0.75568738 -0.540543087 -0.69790200 -0.97585842  Dkkl1       7
#>   5: -0.67456185 -0.822037085 -0.61893080 -1.19424107  Npas3       7
#>  ---                                                                
#> 630: -0.13630706 -0.164637330 -0.11626795 -0.07156869 Vstm2a       7
#> 631: -0.05162772  0.059370626 -0.13158806  0.14414795   Cd82       7
#> 632:  0.16876674 -0.106073111 -0.09744106  0.11742053   Lmo3       7
#> 633: -0.05453046 -0.027499665 -0.04553958 -0.04462356   Tie1       7
#> 634:  0.00464651 -0.001998515  0.01072023  0.04655047 Ube2l6       7
#>