Provided by: libbio-perl-perl_1.7.2-2_all
NAME
Bio::Map::GeneMap - A MapI implementation to represent the area around a gene
SYNOPSIS
use Bio::Map::GeneMap; use Bio::Map::Gene; use Bio::Map::TranscriptionFactor; use Bio::Map::GeneRelative; # make some maps that will represent an area around a particular gene in # particular species (by default, the map represents the area in the genome # 1000bp upstream of the gene) my $map1 = Bio::Map::GeneMap->get(-gene => 'BRCA2', -species => 'human', -description => 'breast cancer 2, early onset'); my $map2 = Bio::Map::GeneMap->get(-gene => 'BRCA2', -species => 'mouse'); # model a TF that binds 500bp upstream of the BRCA2 gene in humans and # 250bp upstream of BRCA2 in mice my $rel = Bio::Map::GeneRelative->new(-description => "gene start"); my $tf = Bio::Map::TranscriptionFactor->get(-universal_name => 'tf1'); Bio::Map::Position->new(-map => $map1, -element => $tf, -start => -500, -length => 10, -relative => $rel); Bio::Map::Position->new(-map => $map2, -element => $tf, -start => -250, -length => 10, -relative => $rel); # find out all the things that map near BRCA2 in all species foreach my $map ($gene->known_maps) { foreach my $thing ($map->get_elements) { next if $thing eq $gene; foreach my $pos ($thing->get_positions($map)) { print "In species ", $map->species, ", ", $thing->universal_name, " maps at ", $pos->value, " relative to ", $pos->relative->description, " of gene ", $gene->universal_name, "\n"; } } } # a GeneMap isa PrimarySeq and so can have sequence associated with it $map1->seq('ATGC'); my $subseq = $map1->subseq(2,3); # TG
DESCRIPTION
Model the abstract notion of the area around a gene - you don't care exactly where this area is in the genome, you just want to be able to say "something binds upstream of gene X" and "something else binds 20bp upstream of the first something" etc. It's useful for modelling transcription factor bindings sites, letting you find out which transcription factors bind near a gene of interest, or which genes are bound by a transcription factor of interest. See t/Map/Map.t for more example usage.
FEEDBACK
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AUTHOR - Sendu Bala
Email bix@sendu.me.uk
APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ new Title : new Usage : my $obj = Bio::Map::GeneMap->new(); Function: Builds a new Bio::Map::GeneMap object (that has placed on it a mappable element (Bio::Map::Gene) representing a gene). Returns : Bio::Map::GeneMap Args : -gene => string name of the gene this map will be for (in a form common to all species that have the gene, but unique amongst non-orthologous genes) or a Bio::Map::Gene object, REQUIRED -species => Bio::Taxon or string representing species, REQUIRED -uid => string, unique identifier for this map (must be unique amongst all gene/species combinations) -description => string, free text description of the gene -upstream => int, the number of bases the map extends before the start of the gene element (default 1000). -downstream => int, the number of bases the map extends beyond the end of the gene element (default 0). -seq => string, the sequence of the map, presumably the genomic sequence -upstream bases of the gene, including the gene, and -downstream bases of the gene get Title : get Usage : my $map = Bio::Map::GeneMap->get(); Function: Builds a new Bio::Map::GeneMap object (like new()), or gets a pre-existing one that corresponds to your arguments. Returns : Bio::Map::GeneMap Args : -gene => string name of the gene this map will be for (in a form common to all species that have the gene, but unique amongst non-orthologous genes) or a Bio::Map::Gene object, REQUIRED -species => Bio::Taxon or string representing species, REQUIRED -uid => string, unique identifier for this map (must be unique amongst all gene/species combinations) -description => string, free text description of the gene -upstream => int, the number of bases the map extends before the start of the gene element (default 1000). -downstream => int, the number of bases the map extends beyond the end of the gene element (default 0). -seq => string, the sequence of the map, presumably the genomic sequence -upstream bases of the gene, including the gene, and -downstream bases of the gene If you supply a -uid, and a map had previously been created and given that uid, that same map object will be returned. Otherwise, the combination of -gene and -species will be used to determine if the same map had previously been made. If a corresponding map hadn't previously been made, a new map object will be created and returned. unique_id Title : unique_id Usage : my $id = $map->unique_id; Function: Get/set the unique ID for this map Returns : string Args : none to get, OR string to set species Title : species Usage : my $species = $map->species; Function: Get/set Species for a map. It is not recommended to change this once set. Returns : Bio::Taxon object or string Args : none to get, OR Bio::Taxon or string to set type Title : type Usage : my $type = $map->type Function: Get Map type Returns : string 'gene' Args : none gene Title : gene Usage : my $gene = $map->gene; $map->gene(-gene => $gene); Function: Get/set the mappable element on this map that represents the gene this map is for. Once set, it is not recommended to re-set the gene to something else. Behaviour in that case is undefined. Returns : Bio::Map::Gene Args : none to get, OR to set: -gene => Bio::Map::Gene or string of the universal name (see Bio::Map::Gene docs), REQUIRED -description => string, applied to the Bio::Map::Gene -upstream => int, the number of bases the map extends before the start of the gene element (default 1000). -downstream => int, the number of bases the map extends beyond the end of the gene element (default 0). universal_name Title : universal_name Usage : my $name = $map->universal_name Function: Get/set the name of Bio::Map::Gene object associated with this map. It is not recommended to change this once set. Returns : string Args : none to get, OR string to set upstream Title : upstream Usage : my $distance = $map->upstream; $map->upstream($distance); Function: Get/set how long the map is before the start of the Bio::Map::Gene object on this map. Returns : int Args : none to get, OR int to set (the number of bases the map extends before the start of the gene) downstream Title : downstream Usage : my $distance = $map->downstream; $map->downstream($distance); Function: Get/set the nominal end of the map relative to the end of the Bio::Map::Gene object on this map. Returns : int Args : none to get, OR int to set (the number of bases the map extends beyond the end of the gene) length Title : length Usage : my $length = $map->length(); Function: Retrieves the length of the map. This is normally the length of the upstream region + length of the gene + length of the downstream region, but may be longer if positions have been placed on the map beyond the end of the nominal downstream region. Returns : int Args : none seq Title : seq Usage : $string = $obj->seq() Function: Get/set the sequence as a string of letters. When getting, If the GeneMap object didn't have sequence attached directly to it for the region requested, the map's gene's database will be asked for the sequence, and failing that, the map's gene's positions will be asked for their sequences. Areas for which no sequence could be found will be filled with Ns, unless no sequence was found anywhere, in which case undef is returned. Returns : string Args : Optionally on set the new value (a string). An optional second argument presets the alphabet (otherwise it will be guessed). subseq Title : subseq Usage : $substring = $obj->subseq(10, 40); Function: Returns the subseq from start to end, where the first base is 1 and the number is inclusive, ie 1-2 are the first two bases of the sequence. If the GeneMap object didn't have sequence attached directly to it for the region requested, the map's gene's database will be asked for the sequence, and failing that, the map's gene's positions will be asked for their sequences. Areas for which no sequence could be found will be filled with Ns, unless no sequence was found anywhere, in which case undef is returned. subseq requests that extend beyond the end of the map will throw. Returns : string Args : integer for start position AND integer for end position OR Bio::LocationI location for subseq (strand honored) OR Bio::RangeI (eg. a Bio::Map::PositionI)