vsFourWay {vidger} | R Documentation

## Four-Way plot for comparison of log fold changes in a multiple factor RNA-seq experiment from different analytical objects

### Description

This function allows you to extract necessary results-based data from a DESeq object class to create a four-way plot to compare log fold changes in various treatments using ggplot2 aesthetics.

### Usage

    vsFourWay(x, y, control, data, d.factor = NULL, type = c("cuffdiff",
      "deseq", "edger"), padj = 0.05, x.lim = NULL, y.lim = NULL,
      lfc = NULL, legend = TRUE, title = TRUE, grid = TRUE,
      highlight = NULL, data.return = FALSE, xaxis.text.size = 10,
      yaxis.text.size = 10, xaxis.title.size = 10, yaxis.title.size = 10,
      main.title.size = 15, legend.text.size = 9)

### Arguments

`x` | treatment `x` for comparison (log_{2}(x/control)). This will be a factor level in your data.
`y` | treatment `y` for comparison (log_{2}(y/control)). This will be a factor level in your data.
`control` | `control` treatment for comparisons of the x and y axes. This will be a factor level in your data.
`data` | output generated from calling the main routines of either `cuffdiff`, `DESeq2`, or `edgeR` analyses. For `cuffdiff`, this will be a `*_exp.diff` file. For `DESeq2`, this will be a generated object of class `DESeqDataSet`. For `edgeR`, this will be a generated object of class `DGEList`.
`d.factor` | a specified factor; for use with `DESeq2` objects only. This input equates to the first parameter for the contrast argument when invoking the `results()` function in `DESeq2`. Defaults to `NULL`.
`type` | an analysis classifier to tell the function how to process the data. Must be either `cuffdiff`, `deseq`, or `edger`. `cuffdiff` must be used with `cuffdiff` data; `deseq` must be used for `DESeq2` output; `edgeR` must be used with `edgeR` data. See the `data` parameter for further details.
`padj` | a user defined adjusted p-value cutoff point. Defaults to `0.05`.
`x.lim` | set manual limits (boundaries) to the x axis. Defaults to `NULL`.
`y.lim` | set manual limits (boundaries) to the y axis. Defaults to `NULL`.
`lfc` | log fold change level for setting conditonals. If no user input is added (`NULL`), value defaults to `1`.
`legend` | display legend of plot. Logical; defaults to `TRUE`. If set to `FALSE`, no legend will display in plot.
`title` | display the main title of plot. Logical; defaults to `TRUE`. If set to `FALSE`, no title will display in plot.
`grid` | display major and minor axis lines. Logical; defaults to `TRUE`. If set to `FALSE`, no axis lines will display in plot.
`highlight` | character string of IDs that will be highlighted. Set to `NULL` if you do not want highlighted data.
`data.return` | returns data output of plot. Logical; defaults to `FALSE`. If set to `TRUE`, a data frame will also be called. Assign to object for reproduction and saving of data frame. See final example for further details.
`xaxis.text.size` | change the font size of the `x`-axis text. Defaults to `10`.
`yaxis.text.size` | change the font size of the `y`-axis text. Defaults to `10`.
`xaxis.title.size` | change the font size of the `x`-axis title text. Defaults to `10`.
`yaxis.title.size` | change the font size of the `y`-axis title text. Defaults to `10`.
`main.title.size` | change the font size of the plot title text. Defaults to `15`.
`legend.text.size` | change the font size of the legend body text. Defaults to `9`.

### Details

This function allows the user to extract various elements from a different analytical object class which in turn, creates a temporary data frame to plot the necessary ggplot aesthetics. In order for this function to work, RNA seq experiments must have multiple factors (i.e. two treatments and a control) and levels including treatments and controls. By having the recommended criteria, this function will extract the necessary data dependent on the analysis performed. Data points with "extreme" values that exceed the default viewing frame of the plot will change character classes (i.e. points of interest a substantially large log fold change).

### Value

An object created by `ggplot`

### Author(s)

Brandon Monier, brandon.monier@sdstate.edu

### Examples

    # Cuffdiff example
    data("df.cuff")
    vsFourWay(
         x = "hESC", y = "iPS", control = "Fibroblasts", data = df.cuff,
         d.factor = NULL, type = "cuffdiff", padj = 0.05, x.lim = NULL,
         y.lim = NULL, lfc = 2, title = TRUE, grid = TRUE,
         data.return = FALSE
    )

    # DESeq2 example
    data("df.deseq")
    vsFourWay(
         x = "treated_paired.end", y = "untreated_paired.end",
         control = "untreated_single.read", data = df.deseq,
         d.factor = "condition", type = "deseq", padj = 0.05,
         x.lim = NULL, y.lim = NULL, lfc = 2, title = TRUE, grid = TRUE,
         data.return = FALSE
    )

    # edgeR example
    data("df.edger")
    require(edgeR)
    vsFourWay(
         x = "WM", y = "WW", control = "MM", data = df.edger,
         d.factor = NULL, type = "edger", padj = 0.05, x.lim = NULL,
         y.lim = NULL, lfc = 2, title = TRUE, grid = TRUE,
         data.return = FALSE
    )

    # Highlight IDs
    data("df.edger")
    require(edgeR)
    hl <- c(
        "ID_639",
        "ID_518",
        "ID_602",
        "ID_449",
        "ID_076"
    )
    vsFourWay(
        x = "WM", y = "WW", control = "MM", data = df.edger,
        d.factor = NULL, type = "edger", padj = 0.05, x.lim = NULL,
        y.lim = NULL, lfc = 2, title = TRUE, grid = TRUE,
        data.return = FALSE, highlight = hl
    )

    # Extract data frame from visualization
    data("df.cuff")
    tmp <- vsFourWay(
         x = "WM", y = "WW", control = "MM", data = df.edger,
         d.factor = NULL, type = "edger", padj = 0.05,
         x.lim = NULL, y.lim = NULL, lfc = 2, title = TRUE,
         grid = TRUE, data.return = TRUE
    )
    df_four <- tmp[[1]] ## or use tmp$data
    head(df_four)

    # Show plot from object (see prior example for more details)
    tmp[[2]] ## or use tmp$plot

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