#Load in required packages for functions below require(qpcR) require(plyr) require(ggplot2) require(splitstackshape) #Read in raw fluorescence data from 1st Actin replicate rep1<-read.csv("TLR3rawfluoro.csv", header = T) #Remove blank first column entitled "X" rep1$X<-NULL #Rename columns so that qpcR package and appropriately handle the data rep1<-rename(rep1, c("Cycle" = "Cycles", "A1" = "H_C_1", "A2" = "N_C_1", "A3"= "S_C_1", "A4"="H_T_1", "A5"="N_T_1","A6"="S_T_1", "A7"="NT_C_1","B1" = "H_C_2", "B2" = "N_C_2","B3"= "S_C_2", "B4"="H_T_2", "B5"="N_T_2", "B6"="S_T_2","B7"="NT_C_2", "C1" = "H_C_3", "C2" = "N_C_3","C3"= "S_C_3","C4"="H_T_3", "C5"="N_T_3", "C6"="S_T_3", "C7"="NT_C_3","D1" = "H_C_4", "D2" = "N_C_4","D3"= "S_C_4", "D4"="H_T_4", "D5"="N_T_4", "D6"="S_T_4", "D7"="NT_C_4","E1" = "H_C_5", "E2" = "N_C_5", "E3"= "S_C_5", "E4"="H_T_5", "E5"="N_T_5", "E6"="S_T_5", "F1" = "H_C_6", "F2" = "N_C_6","F3"= "S_C_6", "F4"="H_T_6", "F5"="N_T_6", "F6"="S_T_6","G1" = "H_C_7", "G2" = "N_C_7", "G3"= "S_C_7", "G4"="H_T_7", "G5"="N_T_7", "G6"="S_T_7", "H1" = "H_C_8", "H2" = "N_C_8","H3"= "S_C_8", "H4"="H_T_8", "H5"="N_T_8", "H6"="S_T_8")) #Run data through pcrbatch in qpcR package which analyzes fluorescence and produces efficiency and cycle threshold values rep1ct<-pcrbatch(rep1, fluo=NULL) #pcrbatch creates a file with each sample as an individual column in the dataframe. The problem with this is #that I want to compare all the Ct (labelled sig.cpD2) and generate expression data for them but these values have to be #in individual columns. To do this I must transpose the data and set the first row as the column names. rep1res<-setNames(data.frame(t(rep1ct)),rep1ct[,1]) #Now I must remove the first row as it is a duplicate and will cause errors with future analysis rep1res<-rep1res[-1,] #since the sample names are now in the first column the column title is row.names. This makes analys hard based on the ability to call the first column. #to eliminate this issue, I copied the first column into a new column called "Names" rep1res$Names<-rownames(rep1res) #Since each sample name contains information such as Population, Treatment, and Sample Number I want to separate out these factors #into new columns so that I can run future analysis based on population, treatment, or both. Also note the "drop = F" this is so the original names column remains. rep1res2<-cSplit_f(rep1res, splitCols=c("Names"), sep="_", drop = F) #After splitting the names column into three new columns I need to rename them appropriately. rep1res2<-rename(rep1res2, c("Names_1"="Pop", "Names_2"="Treat", "Names_3"="Sample")) #I also create a column with the target gene name. This isn't used in this analysis but will be helpful for future work. rep1res2$Gene<-rep("TLR", length(rep1res2)) write.csv(rep1res2, file="TLRrep1res2.csv") rep1edit<-read.csv("TLRrep1res2.csv",header=T) #In transposing the data frame, the column entries became factors which cannot be used for equations. #to fix this, I set the entries for sig.eff (efficiency) and sig.cpD2 (Ct value) to numeric. Be aware, without the as.character function the factors will be transformed inappropriately. rep1edit$sig.eff<-as.numeric(as.character(rep1edit$sig.eff)) rep1edit$sig.cpD2<-as.numeric(as.character(rep1edit$sig.cpD2)) #Now I plot the Ct values to see how they align without converting them to expression. ggplot(rep1edit, aes(x=Names,y=sig.cpD2, fill=Pop))+geom_bar(stat="identity") #Now I want to get expression information from my data set. qpcR has a way of doing this but its complicated and I'm not comfortable using it. #Luckily there is an equation I can use to do it. The equation is expression = 1/(1+efficiency)^Ctvalue. I tried multiple ways to get this to work in R #but it doesn't handle the complicated equation easily. #To work around this, I created a function in R to run the equation and produce an outcome. x = efficiency argument, y=Ctvalue argument expr<-function(x,y){ newVar<-(1+x)^y 1/newVar } #Now I run the data through the function and produce a useful expression value rep1edit$expression<-expr(rep1edit$sig.eff, rep1edit$sig.cpD2) #Graphing the expression values is a good way to examine the data quickly for errors that might have occurred. ggplot(rep1edit, aes(x=Names,y=expression, fill=Pop))+geom_bar(stat="identity") #Before I'm able to compare the replicates I need to process the raw fluorescence from the second Actin run. #To do this I perform all the same steps as the previous replicate. rep2<-read.csv("TLR4rawfluoro.csv", header = T) rep2$X<-NULL rep2<-rename(rep2, c("Cycle" = "Cycles", "A1" = "H_C_1", "A2" = "N_C_1", "A3"= "S_C_1", "A4"="H_T_1", "A5"="N_T_1","A6"="S_T_1", "A7"="NT_C_1","B1" = "H_C_2", "B2" = "N_C_2","B3"= "S_C_2", "B4"="H_T_2", "B5"="N_T_2", "B6"="S_T_2","B7"="NT_C_2", "C1" = "H_C_3", "C2" = "N_C_3","C3"= "S_C_3","C4"="H_T_3", "C5"="N_T_3", "C6"="S_T_3", "C7"="NT_C_3","D1" = "H_C_4", "D2" = "N_C_4","D3"= "S_C_4", "D4"="H_T_4", "D5"="N_T_4", "D6"="S_T_4", "D7"="NT_C_4","E1" = "H_C_5", "E2" = "N_C_5", "E3"= "S_C_5", "E4"="H_T_5", "E5"="N_T_5", "E6"="S_T_5", "F1" = "H_C_6", "F2" = "N_C_6","F3"= "S_C_6", "F4"="H_T_6", "F5"="N_T_6", "F6"="S_T_6","G1" = "H_C_7", "G2" = "N_C_7", "G3"= "S_C_7", "G4"="H_T_7", "G5"="N_T_7", "G6"="S_T_7", "H1" = "H_C_8", "H2" = "N_C_8","H3"= "S_C_8", "H4"="H_T_8", "H5"="N_T_8", "H6"="S_T_8")) rep2ct<-pcrbatch(rep2, fluo=NULL) rep2res<-setNames(data.frame(t(rep2ct)),rep2ct[,1]) rep2res<-rep2res[-1,] rep2res$Names<-rownames(rep2res) rep2res2<-cSplit_f(rep2res, splitCols=c("Names"), sep="_", drop = F) rep2res2<-rename(rep2res2, c("Names_1"="Pop", "Names_2"="Treat", "Names_3"="Sample")) rep2res2$Gene<-rep("TLR", length(rep2res2)) write.csv(rep2res2, file="TLRrep2res2.csv") rep2edit<-read.csv("TLRrep2res2.csv",header=T) rep2edit$sig.eff<-as.numeric(as.character(rep2edit$sig.eff)) rep2edit$sig.cpD2<-as.numeric(as.character(rep2edit$sig.cpD2)) ggplot(rep2edit, aes(x=Names,y=sig.cpD2, fill=Pop))+geom_bar(stat="identity") expr<-function(x,y){ newVar<-(1+x)^y 1/newVar } rep2edit$expression<-expr(rep2edit$sig.eff, rep2edit$sig.cpD2) ggplot(rep2edit, aes(x=Names,y=expression, fill=Pop))+geom_bar(stat="identity") #Now that I have Ct values, efficiencies and expression values for both replicates I can create a table of the differences between reps. #To do this I create a data frame with a single formula that creates a column of values generated by subtracting the first run from the second. repcomp<-as.data.frame(rep1edit$sig.cpD2-rep2edit$sig.cpD2) #Now I need to add some Names for the samples to use with ggplot.Since the names column contains all the relevant information #I copy only that column and run the split function on it again as well as the rename function. repcomp$Names<-rep1edit$Names repcomp<-cSplit_f(repcomp, splitCols=c("Names"), sep="_", drop = F) #To better address the difference column in ggplot I need to rename it something simple and short. repcomp<-rename(repcomp, c("rep1edit$sig.cpD2 - rep2edit$sig.cpD2"="rep.diff", "Names_1"="Pop", "Names_2"="Treat", "Names_3"="Sample")) #Now I just run the data through ggplot to generate a bar graph exploring the differences between the two replicate in terms of Ct values. ggplot(repcomp, aes(x=Names, y=rep.diff, fill=Pop))+geom_bar(stat="identity") tlr<-as.data.frame(cbind(rep1edit$expression,as.character(rep1edit$Names),as.character(rep1edit$Pop),as.character(rep1edit$Treat),rep2edit$expression)) tlr<-rename(tlr, c(V1="rep1.expr","V2"="name","V3"="pop","V4"="treat" ,"V5"="rep2.expr")) tlr$rep1.expr<-as.numeric(as.character(tlr$rep1.expr)) tlr$rep2.expr<-as.numeric(as.character(tlr$rep2.expr)) tlr$avgexpr<-rowMeans(tlr[,c("rep1.expr","rep2.expr")],na.rm=F) tlr<-tlr[which(tlr$pop!=c("NT")),] tlr<-tlr[which(tlr$avgexpr<=.00000001),] ggplot(tlr, aes(x=treat,y=avgexpr, fill=pop))+geom_boxplot() ggplot(tlr, aes(x=name,y=avgexpr, fill=pop))+geom_bar(stat="identity") ggplot(tlr, aes(x=pop,y=avgexpr, fill=treat))+geom_boxplot() fit<-aov(avgexpr~pop+treat+pop:treat,data=tlr) fit TukeyHSD(fit) fit2<-aov(avgexpr ~ pop, data=tlr[which(tlr$treat=="C"),]) fit2 TukeyHSD(fit2) fit3<-aov(avgexpr~pop, data=tlr[which(tlr$treat=="T"),]) fit3 TukeyHSD(fit3) fit4<-t.test(avgexpr~treat, data=tlr[which(tlr$pop=="H"),]) fit4 fit5<-t.test(avgexpr~treat, data=tlr[which(tlr$pop=="N"),]) fit5 fit6<-t.test(avgexpr~treat, data=tlr[which(tlr$pop=="S"),]) fit6