Introduction

Here we are looking at putting together the easiest possible workflow for the package.

Source code: https://github.com/markziemann/gmea/blob/main/example_workflow/example_workflow.Rmd

Requirements

Load packages.

Important: ensure that the mitch version used is 1.15.1 or higher.

suppressPackageStartupMessages({
  library("limma")
  library("eulerr")
  library("AnnotationHub")
  library("IlluminaHumanMethylation450kanno.ilmn12.hg19")
  library("IlluminaHumanMethylationEPICanno.ilm10b4.hg19")
  library("HGNChelper")
  library("tictoc")
  library("mitch")
  library("kableExtra")
  library("beeswarm")
  library("missMethyl")
  library("gridExtra")
  library("png")
})

if( packageVersion("mitch") < "1.15.1") {
  warning("This workflow requires mitch version 1.15.1 or higher")
}

Load methylation data

The limma1 data table is read in. This dataset is available from GEO (GSE49667)2. The limma data was obtained using a previously prepared workflow.3

dm <- read.csv("DMPs.csv.gz",header=TRUE)

head(dm)
##         Name     logFC     AveExpr         t      P.Value   adj.P.Val        B
## 1 cg07499259  3.654104  2.46652171  18.73082 7.258963e-08 0.005062817 7.454265
## 2 cg26992245  4.450696 -0.09180715  18.32680 8.603867e-08 0.005062817 7.360267
## 3 cg09747445 -3.337299 -0.25201484 -18.24369 8.913981e-08 0.005062817 7.340431
## 4 cg18808929 -2.990263  0.77522878 -17.90079 1.033329e-07 0.005062817 7.256713
## 5 cg25015733 -3.054336  0.83280190 -17.32537 1.332317e-07 0.005062817 7.109143
## 6 cg21179654  2.859016  1.32460816  17.27702 1.361568e-07 0.005062817 7.096322

Note that this object has probes with their own column, not simply as row names.

Load pathways

Gene ontologies were downloaded in GMT format from MSigDB on 15th Jan 20244,5. The GMT file is read into R using the mitch function gmt_import().

gene_sets <- gmt_import("c5.go.v2023.2.Hs.symbols.gmt")

Curate the annotation

One of the critical parts of this workflow is the establishment of probe-gene relationships. This controls how the probe data is aggregated to make the gene level scores.

In this demonstration we are using all probes on the HM450K chip. Alternative approaches could use only promoters CpGs for example.

As these annotations are several years old, many of the annotated gene names are no longer current. To remedy this, the gene names are screened with the HGNChelper package and any defunct symbols get updated to the newer gene name, so they will be recognised properly in the gene sets.

The process for making a gene table for EPIC data is included down below.

tic()
anno <- getAnnotation(IlluminaHumanMethylation450kanno.ilmn12.hg19)
myann <- data.frame(anno[,c("UCSC_RefGene_Name","UCSC_RefGene_Group","Islands_Name","Relation_to_Island")])
gp <- myann[,"UCSC_RefGene_Name",drop=FALSE]
gp2 <- strsplit(gp$UCSC_RefGene_Name,";")
names(gp2) <- rownames(gp)
gp2 <- lapply(gp2,unique)
gt1 <- stack(gp2)
colnames(gt1) <- c("gene","probe")
gt1$probe <- as.character(gt1$probe)
toc() #6.0s
## 15.969 sec elapsed
dim(gt1)
## [1] 407090      2
str(gt1)
## 'data.frame':    407090 obs. of  2 variables:
##  $ gene : chr  "TSPY4" "FAM197Y2" "TTTY14" "TMSB4Y" ...
##  $ probe: chr  "cg00050873" "cg00050873" "cg00212031" "cg00214611" ...
length(unique(gt1$gene))
## [1] 21231
tic()
#new.hgnc.table <- getCurrentHumanMap()
new.hgnc.table <- readRDS("../figs/new.hgnc.table.rds")
fix <- checkGeneSymbols(gt1$gene,map=new.hgnc.table)
## Warning in checkGeneSymbols(gt1$gene, map = new.hgnc.table): Human gene symbols
## should be all upper-case except for the 'orf' in open reading frames. The case
## of some letters was corrected.
## Warning in checkGeneSymbols(gt1$gene, map = new.hgnc.table): x contains
## non-approved gene symbols
fix2 <- fix[which(fix$x != fix$Suggested.Symbol),]
length(unique(fix2$x))
## [1] 2788
gt1$gene <- fix$Suggested.Symbol
toc() #  36 sec (2788 gene names updated)
## 141.394 sec elapsed
head(gt1)
##       gene      probe
## 1    TSPY4 cg00050873
## 2 FAM197Y2 cg00050873
## 3   TTTY14 cg00212031
## 4   TMSB4Y cg00214611
## 5    TBL1Y cg01707559
## 6   TMSB4Y cg02004872

Mitch pipeline

The first part is to import the data into mitch.

This only works properly when mitch’s mapGeneIds function uses mean to aggregate (line 69 of mitch.R).

tic()
m <- mitch_import(x=dm,DEtype="limma",geneTable=gt1,geneIDcol="Name")
## The input is a single dataframe; one contrast only. Converting
##         it to a list for you.
## Note: Mean no. genes in input = 439918
## Note: no. genes in output = 20092
## Warning in mitch_import(x = dm, DEtype = "limma", geneTable = gt1, geneIDcol = "Name"): Warning: less than half of the input genes are also in the
##         output
toc() #2.5 sec
## 5.143 sec elapsed
head(m) %>%
  kbl(caption = "Example of differential gene methylation scores used for pathway analysis") %>%
  kable_paper("hover", full_width = F)
Example of differential gene methylation scores used for pathway analysis
x
A1BG 0.7093783
A1BG-AS1 0.5498603
A1CF 1.0133746
A2M 0.2846473
A2ML1 0.1595816
A4GALT 0.0441000

Now run the enrichment analysis.

Note that the results are not sorted by p-value, rather S.distance, an enrichment score. I think this works better for interpretation.

tic()
mres <- mitch_calc(x=m,genesets=gene_sets,minsetsize=5, priority="effect")
## Note: Enrichments with large effect sizes may not be
##             statistically significant.
toc() #7 secs
## 251.525 sec elapsed
mtable <- mres$enrichment_result
up <- subset(mtable,s.dist>0 & p.adjustANOVA<0.05)
dn <- subset(mtable,s.dist<0 & p.adjustANOVA<0.05)
nrow(up)
## [1] 8
nrow(dn)
## [1] 10
head(up,10) %>%
  kbl(caption = "Top significant pathways with higher methylation") %>%
  kable_paper("hover", full_width = F)
Top significant pathways with higher methylation
set setSize pANOVA s.dist p.adjustANOVA
10188 GOMF_STRUCTURAL_CONSTITUENT_OF_SKIN_EPIDERMIS 35 1.53e-05 0.4223663 0.0155125
2100 GOBP_KERATINIZATION 78 4.00e-07 0.3329977 0.0019071
2016 GOBP_INTERMEDIATE_FILAMENT_ORGANIZATION 73 1.20e-06 0.3286556 0.0041505
7143 GOBP_STRIATED_MUSCLE_ADAPTATION 55 3.76e-05 0.3212865 0.0222716
8073 GOCC_KERATIN_FILAMENT 85 3.30e-06 0.2919890 0.0052689
2014 GOBP_INTERMEDIATE_FILAMENT_BASED_PROCESS 95 2.13e-05 0.2523268 0.0159130
1964 GOBP_INORGANIC_ION_IMPORT_ACROSS_PLASMA_MEMBRANE 136 2.14e-05 0.2110562 0.0159130
10191 GOMF_STRUCTURAL_MOLECULE_ACTIVITY 769 1.76e-05 0.0911287 0.0155125
head(dn,10) %>%
  kbl(caption = "Top significant pathways with lower methylation") %>%
  kable_paper("hover", full_width = F)
Top significant pathways with lower methylation
set setSize pANOVA s.dist p.adjustANOVA
9210 GOMF_GLUTATHIONE_PEROXIDASE_ACTIVITY 22 3.73e-05 -0.5077864 0.0222716
6144 GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PLATELET_AGGREGATION 27 3.86e-05 -0.4575555 0.0222716
7750 GOCC_CENTROSOME 630 1.79e-05 -0.1002339 0.0155125
8135 GOCC_MICROTUBULE_ORGANIZING_CENTER 829 2.30e-06 -0.0967837 0.0052689
8236 GOCC_NUCLEAR_PROTEIN_CONTAINING_COMPLEX 1184 0.00e+00 -0.0944773 0.0004838
4779 GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_TRANSCRIPTION_BY_RNA_POLYMERASE_II 1226 3.50e-06 -0.0789663 0.0052689
1182 GOBP_DNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS 1016 2.82e-05 -0.0778273 0.0195531
8132 GOCC_MICROTUBULE_CYTOSKELETON 1339 3.50e-06 -0.0757001 0.0052689
743 GOBP_CELL_CYCLE_PROCESS 1287 1.43e-05 -0.0721735 0.0155125
736 GOBP_CELL_CYCLE 1791 4.20e-06 -0.0657249 0.0055179

Now make a barplot of these top findings.

top <- rbind(up[1:10,],dn[1:10,])
top <- top[order(top$s.dist),]

barnames <- gsub("_"," ",top$set)
cols <- as.character(((sign(top$s.dist)+1)/2)+1)
cols <- gsub("1","blue",gsub("2","red",cols))

par(mar = c(5.1, 29.1, 4.1, 2.1))
barplot(abs(top$s.dist),horiz=TRUE,las=1,names.arg=barnames, cex.names=0.8,
  cex.axis=0.8,col=cols, xlab="Enrichment score",main="Gene Ontologies")
mtext("whole gene")
grid()

par( mar = c(5.1, 4.1, 4.1, 2.1) )

There are some interesting results there that give hints to the differences between naive T and Treg cells.

Make a html report and some charts.

mitch_report(res=mres,outfile="example_mitchreport.html",overwrite=TRUE)
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## output file: /mnt/data/mdz/projects/gmea/example_workflow/mitch.knit.md
## /home/mdz/anaconda3/bin/pandoc +RTS -K512m -RTS /mnt/data/mdz/projects/gmea/example_workflow/mitch.knit.md --to html4 --from markdown+autolink_bare_uris+tex_math_single_backslash --output /tmp/Rtmp85T27l/mitch_report.html --lua-filter /usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rmarkdown/rmarkdown/lua/pagebreak.lua --lua-filter /usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rmarkdown/rmarkdown/lua/latex-div.lua --self-contained --variable bs3=TRUE --section-divs --template /usr/local/lib/R/site-library/rmarkdown/rmd/h/default.html --no-highlight --variable highlightjs=1 --variable theme=bootstrap --mathjax --variable 'mathjax-url=https://mathjax.rstudio.com/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML' --include-in-header /tmp/Rtmp85T27l/rmarkdown-str97bf277041e14.html
## 
## Output created: /tmp/Rtmp85T27l/mitch_report.html
## [1] TRUE
mitch_plots(res=mres,outfile="example_mitchcharts.pdf")
## png 
##   2

Make gene table for EPIC array data

In case you are working with EPIC array data, the probe-gene table can be make with this snippet of code.

tic()
anno <- getAnnotation(IlluminaHumanMethylationEPICanno.ilm10b4.hg19)
myann <- data.frame(anno[,c("UCSC_RefGene_Name","UCSC_RefGene_Group","Islands_Name","Relation_to_Island")])
gp <- myann[,"UCSC_RefGene_Name",drop=FALSE]
gp2 <- strsplit(gp$UCSC_RefGene_Name,";")
names(gp2) <- rownames(gp)
gp2 <- lapply(gp2,unique)
gt2 <- stack(gp2)
colnames(gt2) <- c("gene","probe")
gt2$probe <- as.character(gt2$probe)
toc() #9.0s
## 22.065 sec elapsed
dim(gt2)
## [1] 684970      2
str(gt2)
## 'data.frame':    684970 obs. of  2 variables:
##  $ gene : chr  "YTHDF1" "EIF2S3" "PKN3" "CCDC57" ...
##  $ probe: chr  "cg18478105" "cg09835024" "cg14361672" "cg01763666" ...
length(unique(gt2$gene))
## [1] 27364
head(gt2)
##     gene      probe
## 1 YTHDF1 cg18478105
## 2 EIF2S3 cg09835024
## 3   PKN3 cg14361672
## 4 CCDC57 cg01763666
## 5   INF2 cg12950382
## 6  CDC16 cg02115394
tic()
new.hgnc.table <- readRDS("../figs/new.hgnc.table.rds")
fix <- checkGeneSymbols(gt2$gene,map=new.hgnc.table)
## Warning in checkGeneSymbols(gt2$gene, map = new.hgnc.table): Human gene symbols
## should be all upper-case except for the 'orf' in open reading frames. The case
## of some letters was corrected.
## Warning in checkGeneSymbols(gt2$gene, map = new.hgnc.table): x contains
## non-approved gene symbols
fix2 <- fix[which(fix$x != fix$Suggested.Symbol),]
length(unique(fix2$x))
## [1] 3253
gt2$gene <- fix$Suggested.Symbol
toc()
## 183.881 sec elapsed
head(gt2)
##     gene      probe
## 1 YTHDF1 cg18478105
## 2 EIF2S3 cg09835024
## 3   PKN3 cg14361672
## 4 CCDC57 cg01763666
## 5   INF2 cg12950382
## 6  CDC16 cg02115394

Make gene table for the new EPIC version 2 array

tic()
ah <- AnnotationHub()
## snapshotDate(): 2024-04-30
EPICv2manifest <- ah[["AH116484"]]
## loading from cache
myann <- data.frame(EPICv2manifest[,c("UCSC_RefGene_Name","UCSC_RefGene_Group","UCSC_CpG_Islands_Name","Relation_to_UCSC_CpG_Island","posrep_RepNum")])
myann <- subset(myann,posrep_RepNum==1)
gp <- myann[,"UCSC_RefGene_Name",drop=FALSE]
gp2 <- strsplit(gp$UCSC_RefGene_Name,";")
names(gp2) <- rownames(gp)
gp2 <- lapply(gp2,unique)
gt3 <- stack(gp2)
colnames(gt3) <- c("gene","probe")
gt3$probe <- as.character(gt3$probe)
dim(gt3)
## [1] 360697      2
str(gt3)
## 'data.frame':    360697 obs. of  2 variables:
##  $ gene : chr  "RBL2" "ANKFN1" "VDAC3" "ACTN1" ...
##  $ probe: chr  "cg00000029_TC21" "cg00000221_BC21" "cg00000236_TC21" "cg00000289_TC21" ...
toc()
## 58.14 sec elapsed
tic()
new.hgnc.table <- readRDS("../figs/new.hgnc.table.rds")
fix <- checkGeneSymbols(gt3$gene,map=new.hgnc.table)
## Warning in checkGeneSymbols(gt3$gene, map = new.hgnc.table): Human gene symbols
## should be all upper-case except for the 'orf' in open reading frames. The case
## of some letters was corrected.
## Warning in checkGeneSymbols(gt3$gene, map = new.hgnc.table): x contains
## non-approved gene symbols
fix2 <- fix[which(fix$x != fix$Suggested.Symbol),]
length(unique(fix2$x))
## [1] 237
gt3$gene <- fix$Suggested.Symbol
toc()
## 9.701 sec elapsed
head(gt3)
##     gene           probe
## 1   RBL2 cg00000029_TC21
## 2 ANKFN1 cg00000221_BC21
## 3  VDAC3 cg00000236_TC21
## 4  ACTN1 cg00000289_TC21
## 5 ATP2A1 cg00000292_BC21
## 6  SFRP1 cg00000321_BC21

Session information

sessionInfo()
## R version 4.4.1 (2024-06-14)
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## Running under: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
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## [1] parallel  stats4    stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets 
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