[BioC] Two channel data vs. one colour data for PCA, heatmaps and clustering

[Mayer, Claus-Dieter]

Hello,

One issue I found with using the single channels of a two-colour experiment in a multivariate visualisation technique (PCA plots, clustering, heatmap, etc) is that array or dye effects can mask the sources of variation you are mostly interested in. Strong array effects mean that the two channels from the same array cluster together, strong dye effects can result in the red and green channels forming two big groups (normalisation can only eliminate these effects to a certain extent).
In a PCA (or similar ordination method) it thus often makes sense to look at higher components (not only the first two).

Best Wishes

Claus

Dr. Claus-D. Mayer
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> Subject: Re: [BioC] Two channel data vs. one colour data for PCA,
> heatmaps and clustering
>
> Dear John,
>
> I suppose that for the two-colour experiment you have also "A" (average
> expression) values.
> I don't know what package you have used but limma has RG.MA function
> which transforms MA data to RG (i.e. unlogged intensities).
> So you could construct MAlist object from your data, transform it to
> RGlist,
> (maybe take a log2) and you will have data for both channels.
>
> HTH,
> Maciej Jończyk
>
> > Dear Bioconductor.
> > In the past I have produced some PCA plots and heatmaps using one
> > colour data. On the PCA, it is useful to separate out the different
> > sample groups using the normalised expression values (say normal
> > coloured green and treatment coloured red).
> >
> > However, this sort of analyses does not seem possible with two colour
> > as you have a sinlge log2 normalised ratio (M value) as input to PCA
> > and heatmap functions.
> >
> > Does anyone have experience of doing PCA and/or heatmaps with 2
> > colour
> > data? Any info/advice appreciated.
> >
> > John.
>
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