Chapter 12 Bach mouse mammary gland (10X Genomics)

12.1 Introduction

This performs an analysis of the Bach et al. (2017) 10X Genomics dataset, from which we will consider a single sample of epithelial cells from the mouse mammary gland during gestation.

12.2 Data loading

library(scRNAseq)
sce.mam <- BachMammaryData(samples="G_1")
library(scater)
rownames(sce.mam) <- uniquifyFeatureNames(
    rowData(sce.mam)$Ensembl, rowData(sce.mam)$Symbol)

library(AnnotationHub)
ens.mm.v97 <- AnnotationHub()[["AH73905"]]
rowData(sce.mam)$SEQNAME <- mapIds(ens.mm.v97, keys=rowData(sce.mam)$Ensembl,
    keytype="GENEID", column="SEQNAME")

12.3 Quality control

unfiltered <- sce.mam
is.mito <- rowData(sce.mam)$SEQNAME == "MT"
stats <- perCellQCMetrics(sce.mam, subsets=list(Mito=which(is.mito)))
qc <- quickPerCellQC(stats, percent_subsets="subsets_Mito_percent")
sce.mam <- sce.mam[,!qc$discard]
colData(unfiltered) <- cbind(colData(unfiltered), stats)
unfiltered$discard <- qc$discard

gridExtra::grid.arrange(
    plotColData(unfiltered, y="sum", colour_by="discard") + 
        scale_y_log10() + ggtitle("Total count"),
    plotColData(unfiltered, y="detected", colour_by="discard") + 
        scale_y_log10() + ggtitle("Detected features"),
    plotColData(unfiltered, y="subsets_Mito_percent", 
        colour_by="discard") + ggtitle("Mito percent"),
    ncol=2
)
Distribution of each QC metric across cells in the Bach mammary gland dataset. Each point represents a cell and is colored according to whether that cell was discarded.

Figure 12.1: Distribution of each QC metric across cells in the Bach mammary gland dataset. Each point represents a cell and is colored according to whether that cell was discarded.

plotColData(unfiltered, x="sum", y="subsets_Mito_percent", 
    colour_by="discard") + scale_x_log10()
Percentage of mitochondrial reads in each cell in the Bach mammary gland dataset compared to its total count. Each point represents a cell and is colored according to whether that cell was discarded.

Figure 12.2: Percentage of mitochondrial reads in each cell in the Bach mammary gland dataset compared to its total count. Each point represents a cell and is colored according to whether that cell was discarded.

colSums(as.matrix(qc))
##              low_lib_size            low_n_features high_subsets_Mito_percent 
##                         0                         0                       143 
##                   discard 
##                       143

12.4 Normalization

library(scran)
set.seed(101000110)
clusters <- quickCluster(sce.mam)
sce.mam <- computeSumFactors(sce.mam, clusters=clusters)
sce.mam <- logNormCounts(sce.mam)
summary(sizeFactors(sce.mam))
##    Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
##   0.264   0.520   0.752   1.000   1.207  10.790
plot(librarySizeFactors(sce.mam), sizeFactors(sce.mam), pch=16,
    xlab="Library size factors", ylab="Deconvolution factors", log="xy")
Relationship between the library size factors and the deconvolution size factors in the Bach mammary gland dataset.

Figure 12.3: Relationship between the library size factors and the deconvolution size factors in the Bach mammary gland dataset.

12.5 Variance modelling

We use a Poisson-based technical trend to capture more genuine biological variation in the biological component.

set.seed(00010101)
dec.mam <- modelGeneVarByPoisson(sce.mam)
top.mam <- getTopHVGs(dec.mam, prop=0.1)
plot(dec.mam$mean, dec.mam$total, pch=16, cex=0.5,
    xlab="Mean of log-expression", ylab="Variance of log-expression")
curfit <- metadata(dec.mam)
curve(curfit$trend(x), col='dodgerblue', add=TRUE, lwd=2)
Per-gene variance as a function of the mean for the log-expression values in the Bach mammary gland dataset. Each point represents a gene (black) with the mean-variance trend (blue) fitted to simulated Poisson counts.

Figure 12.4: Per-gene variance as a function of the mean for the log-expression values in the Bach mammary gland dataset. Each point represents a gene (black) with the mean-variance trend (blue) fitted to simulated Poisson counts.

12.6 Dimensionality reduction

library(BiocSingular)
set.seed(101010011)
sce.mam <- denoisePCA(sce.mam, technical=dec.mam, subset.row=top.mam)
sce.mam <- runTSNE(sce.mam, dimred="PCA")
ncol(reducedDim(sce.mam, "PCA"))
## [1] 15

12.7 Clustering

We use a higher k to obtain coarser clusters (for use in doubletCluster() later).

snn.gr <- buildSNNGraph(sce.mam, use.dimred="PCA", k=25)
colLabels(sce.mam) <- factor(igraph::cluster_walktrap(snn.gr)$membership)
table(colLabels(sce.mam))
## 
##   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 
## 550 847 639 477  54  88  39  22  32  24
plotTSNE(sce.mam, colour_by="label")
Obligatory $t$-SNE plot of the Bach mammary gland dataset, where each point represents a cell and is colored according to the assigned cluster.

Figure 12.5: Obligatory \(t\)-SNE plot of the Bach mammary gland dataset, where each point represents a cell and is colored according to the assigned cluster.

Session Info

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References

Bach, K., S. Pensa, M. Grzelak, J. Hadfield, D. J. Adams, J. C. Marioni, and W. T. Khaled. 2017. “Differentiation dynamics of mammary epithelial cells revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing.” Nat Commun 8 (1): 2128.