In RubD/Giotto_site: Spatial Single-Cell Transcriptomics Toolbox

knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  collapse = TRUE,
  comment = "#>",
  fig.path = "man/figures/README-",
  out.width = "100%"
)

giotto_version = utils::packageVersion(pkg = 'Giotto')

if(giotto_version == '0.3.6.9038') {
  NULL
} else if(giotto_version > '0.3.6.9038'){
  warning('This tutorial was written with Giotto version 0.3.6.9038, your version is ', giotto_version, '.', 
  'This is a more recent version and results should be reproducible')
} else {
  warning('This tutorial was written with Giotto version 0.3.6.9038, your version is ', giotto_version, '.', 
  'This is an older version and results could be slightly different')
}

Start Giotto

library(Giotto)

# 1. set working directory
my_working_dir = '/path/to/directory/'

# 2. set giotto python path
# set python path to your preferred python version path
# set python path to NULL if you want to automatically install (only the 1st time) and use the giotto miniconda environment
python_path = NULL 
if(is.null(python_path)) {
  installGiottoEnvironment()
}

Dataset explanation

Moffitt et al. created a 3D spatial expression dataset consisting of 155 genes from ~1 million single cells acquired over the mouse hypothalamic preoptic regions.

Dataset download

The merFISH data to run this tutorial can be found here. Alternatively you can use the getSpatialDataset to automatically download this dataset like we do in this example.

# download data to working directory 
# if wget is installed, set method = 'wget'
# if you run into authentication issues with wget, then add " extra = '--no-check-certificate' "
getSpatialDataset(dataset = 'merfish_preoptic', directory = my_working_dir, method = 'wget')

Part 1: Giotto global instructions and preparations

# 1. (optional) set Giotto instructions
instrs = createGiottoInstructions(save_plot = TRUE, 
                                  save_dir = my_working_dir, 
                                  python_path = python_path)

# 2. create giotto object from provided paths ####
expr_path = paste0(my_working_dir, "merFISH_3D_data_expression.txt.gz")
loc_path = paste0(my_working_dir, "merFISH_3D_data_cell_locations.txt")
meta_path = paste0(my_working_dir, "merFISH_3D_metadata.txt")

part 2: Create Giotto object & process data

## create Giotto object
merFISH_test <- createGiottoObject(raw_exprs = expr_path,
                                   spatial_locs = loc_path,
                                   instructions = instrs)


## add additional metadata if wanted
metadata = data.table::fread(meta_path)
merFISH_test = addCellMetadata(merFISH_test, new_metadata = metadata$layer_ID, vector_name = 'layer_ID')
merFISH_test = addCellMetadata(merFISH_test, new_metadata = metadata$orig_cell_types, vector_name = 'orig_cell_types')

## filter raw data
# 1. pre-test filter parameters
filterDistributions(merFISH_test, detection = 'genes',
                    save_param = list(save_name = '2_a_distribution_genes'))

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filterDistributions(merFISH_test, detection = 'cells',
                    save_param = list(save_name = '2_b_distribution_cells'))

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filterCombinations(merFISH_test,
                   expression_thresholds = c(0,1e-6,1e-5),
                   gene_det_in_min_cells = c(500, 1000, 1500),
                   min_det_genes_per_cell = c(1, 5, 10), 
                   save_param = list(save_name = '2_c_filter_combos'))

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# 2. filter data
merFISH_test <- filterGiotto(gobject = merFISH_test,
                             gene_det_in_min_cells = 0,
                             min_det_genes_per_cell = 0)
## normalize
merFISH_test <- normalizeGiotto(gobject = merFISH_test, scalefactor = 10000, verbose = T)
merFISH_test <- addStatistics(gobject = merFISH_test)
merFISH_test <- adjustGiottoMatrix(gobject = merFISH_test, expression_values = c('normalized'),
                                   batch_columns = NULL, covariate_columns = c('nr_genes', 'total_expr'),
                                   return_gobject = TRUE,
                                   update_slot = c('custom'))

# save according to giotto instructions
# 2D
spatPlot(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.5, 
         save_param = list(save_name = '2_d_spatial_locations2D'))

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# 3D
spatPlot3D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 2.0, axis_scale = 'real',
           save_param = list(save_name = '2_e_spatial_locations3D'))

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part 3: dimension reduction

# only 155 genes, use them all (default)
merFISH_test <- runPCA(gobject = merFISH_test, genes_to_use = NULL, scale_unit = FALSE, center = TRUE)
screePlot(merFISH_test, save_param = list(save_name = '3_a_screeplot'))

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merFISH_test <- runUMAP(merFISH_test, dimensions_to_use = 1:8, n_components = 3, n_threads = 4)

plotUMAP_3D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.5,
            save_param = list(save_name = '3_b_UMAP_reduction'))

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part 4: cluster

## sNN network (default)
merFISH_test <- createNearestNetwork(gobject = merFISH_test, dimensions_to_use = 1:8, k = 15)
## Leiden clustering
merFISH_test <- doLeidenCluster(gobject = merFISH_test, resolution = 0.2, n_iterations = 200,
                                name = 'leiden_0.2')
plotUMAP_3D(gobject = merFISH_test, cell_color = 'leiden_0.2', point_size = 1.5, show_center_label = F,
            save_param = list(save_name = '4_a_UMAP_leiden'))

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part 5: co-visualize

spatDimPlot3D(gobject = merFISH_test, show_center_label = F,
              cell_color = 'leiden_0.2', dim3_to_use = 3,
              axis_scale = 'real', spatial_point_size = 2.0,
              save_param = list(save_name = '5_a_covis_leiden'))

spatPlot2D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.5, 
           cell_color = 'leiden_0.2', 
           group_by = 'layer_ID', cow_n_col = 2, group_by_subset = c(260, 160, 60, -40, -140, -240),
           save_param = list(save_name = '5_b_leiden_2D'))

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part 6: cell type marker gene detection

markers = findMarkers_one_vs_all(gobject = merFISH_test,
                                 method = 'gini',
                                 expression_values = 'normalized',
                                 cluster_column = 'leiden_0.2',
                                 min_genes = 1, rank_score = 2)
markers[, head(.SD, 2), by = 'cluster']

# violinplot
topgini_genes = unique(markers[, head(.SD, 2), by = 'cluster']$genes)
violinPlot(merFISH_test, genes = topgini_genes, cluster_column = 'leiden_0.2', strip_position = 'right',
           save_param = c(save_name = '6_a_violinplot'))

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topgini_genes = unique(markers[, head(.SD, 6), by = 'cluster']$genes)
plotMetaDataHeatmap(merFISH_test, expression_values = 'scaled',
                    metadata_cols = c('leiden_0.2'),
                    selected_genes = topgini_genes,
                    save_param = c(save_name = '6_b_clusterheatmap_markers'))

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part 7: cell-type annotation

Annotation

# known markers and DEGs
selected_genes = c('Myh11', 'Klf4', 'Fn1', 'Cd24a', 'Cyr61', 'Nnat', 'Trh', 'Selplg', 'Pou3f2', 'Aqp4', 'Traf4',
                   'Pdgfra', 'Opalin', 'Mbp', 'Ttyh2', 'Fezf1', 'Cbln1', 'Slc17a6', 'Scg2', 'Isl1', 'Gad1')
cluster_order = c(6, 11, 9, 12, 4, 8, 7, 5, 13, 3, 1, 2, 10)

plotMetaDataHeatmap(merFISH_test, expression_values = 'scaled',
                    metadata_cols = c('leiden_0.2'),
                    selected_genes = selected_genes,
                    custom_gene_order = rev(selected_genes),
                    custom_cluster_order = cluster_order,
                    save_param = c(save_name = '7_a_clusterheatmap_markers'))

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## name clusters
clusters_cell_types_hypo = c('Inhibitory', 'Inhibitory', 'Excitatory', 'Astrocyte','OD Mature', 'Endothelial',
                             'OD Mature', 'OD Immature', 'Ependymal', 'Ambiguous', 'Endothelial', 'Microglia', 'OD Mature')
names(clusters_cell_types_hypo) = as.character(sort(cluster_order))
merFISH_test = annotateGiotto(gobject = merFISH_test, annotation_vector = clusters_cell_types_hypo,
                              cluster_column = 'leiden_0.2', name = 'cell_types')

## show heatmap
plotMetaDataHeatmap(merFISH_test, expression_values = 'scaled',
                    metadata_cols = c('cell_types'),
                    selected_genes = selected_genes,
                    custom_gene_order = rev(selected_genes),
                    custom_cluster_order = clusters_cell_types_hypo,
                    save_param = c(save_name = '7_b_clusterheatmap_markers_celltypes'))

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Visualization

## visualize ##
mycolorcode = c('red', 'lightblue', 'yellowgreen','purple', 'darkred', 'magenta', 'mediumblue', 'yellow', 'gray')
names(mycolorcode) = c('Inhibitory', 'Excitatory','OD Mature', 'OD Immature', 'Astrocyte', 'Microglia', 'Ependymal','Endothelial', 'Ambiguous')

plotUMAP_3D(merFISH_test, cell_color = 'cell_types', point_size = 1.5, cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
            save_param = c(save_name = '7_c_umap_cell_types'))

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spatPlot3D(merFISH_test,
           cell_color = 'cell_types', axis_scale = 'real',
           sdimx = 'sdimx', sdimy = 'sdimy', sdimz = 'sdimz',
           show_grid = F, cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_d_spatPlot_cell_types_all'))

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spatPlot2D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.0,
           cell_color = 'cell_types', cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           group_by = 'layer_ID', cow_n_col = 2, group_by_subset = c(seq(260, -290, -100)),
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_e_spatPlot2D_cell_types_all'))

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Excitatory cells only

spatPlot3D(merFISH_test,
           cell_color = 'cell_types', axis_scale = 'real',
           sdimx = 'sdimx', sdimy = 'sdimy', sdimz = 'sdimz',
           show_grid = F, cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = 'Excitatory', show_other_cells = F,
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_f_spatPlot_cell_types_excit'))

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spatPlot2D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.0, 
           cell_color = 'cell_types', cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = 'Excitatory', show_other_cells = F,
           group_by = 'layer_ID', cow_n_col = 2, group_by_subset = c(seq(260, -290, -100)),
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_g_spatPlot2D_cell_types_excit'))

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Inhibitory cells only

# inhibitory
spatPlot3D(merFISH_test,
           cell_color = 'cell_types', axis_scale = 'real',
           sdimx = 'sdimx', sdimy = 'sdimy', sdimz = 'sdimz',
           show_grid = F, cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = 'Inhibitory', show_other_cells = F,
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_h_spatPlot_cell_types_inhib'))

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spatPlot2D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.0, 
           cell_color = 'cell_types', cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = 'Inhibitory', show_other_cells = F,
           group_by = 'layer_ID', cow_n_col = 2, group_by_subset = c(seq(260, -290, -100)),
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_i_spatPlot2D_cell_types_inhib'))

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OD and astrocytes only

spatPlot3D(merFISH_test,
           cell_color = 'cell_types', axis_scale = 'real',
           sdimx = 'sdimx', sdimy = 'sdimy', sdimz = 'sdimz',
           show_grid = F, cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = c('Astrocyte', 'OD Mature', 'OD Immature'), show_other_cells = F,
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_j_spatPlot_cell_types_ODandAstro'))

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spatPlot2D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.0, 
           cell_color = 'cell_types', cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = c('Astrocyte', 'OD Mature', 'OD Immature'), show_other_cells = F,
           group_by = 'layer_ID', cow_n_col = 2, group_by_subset = c(seq(260, -290, -100)),
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_k_spatPlot2D_cell_types_ODandAstro'))

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Other cells only

spatPlot3D(merFISH_test,
           cell_color = 'cell_types', axis_scale = 'real',
           sdimx = 'sdimx', sdimy = 'sdimy', sdimz = 'sdimz',
           show_grid = F, cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = c('Microglia', 'Ependymal', 'Endothelial'), show_other_cells = F,
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_l_spatPlot_cell_types_other'))

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spatPlot2D(gobject = merFISH_test, point_size = 1.0, 
           cell_color = 'cell_types', cell_color_code = mycolorcode,
           select_cell_groups = c('Microglia', 'Ependymal', 'Endothelial'), show_other_cells = F,
           group_by = 'layer_ID', cow_n_col = 2, group_by_subset = c(seq(260, -290, -100)),
           save_param = c(save_name = '7_m_spatPlot2D_cell_types_other'))

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