# PhyloProfile
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*PhyloProfile* is an R package that comes together with a *Shiny*-based tool for integrating, visualizing and exploring multi-layered [phylogenetic profiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetic_profiling).
Alongside the presence/absence patterns of [orthologs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homology_(biology)) across large [taxon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxon) collections, *PhyloProfile* allows the integration of any two additional information layers. These complementary data, like [sequence similarity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_alignment) between orthologs, similarities in their [domain architecture](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20221914), or differences in [functional annotations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_function_prediction) enable a more informed interpretation of phylogenetic profiles.
By utilizing the [NCBI taxonomy](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy), *PhyloProfile* can dynamically collapse taxa into higher [systematic groups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)). This enables rapidly changing the resolution from the comparative analyses of proteins in individual species to that of entire kingdoms or even domains without changes to the input data.
*PhyloProfile* furthermore allows for a dynamic filtering of profiles – taking the taxonomic distribution and the additional information layers into account. This, along with functions to estimate [the age of genes](http://www.cell.com/trends/genetics/fulltext/S0168-9525(13)00111-X) and [core gene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-genome) sets facilitates the exploration and analysis of large phylogenetic profiles.
Take a look at [the functionality](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/wiki/Functionality) of *PhyloProfile* and [explore the installation-free online version](http://applbio.biologie.uni-frankfurt.de/phyloprofile/) to learn more.
# Table of Contents
* [Installation & Usage](#installation--usage)
* [Input Data](#input-data)
* [Walkthrough & Examples](#walkthrough--examples)
* [Bugs](#bugs)
* [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)
* [License](#license)
* [How-To Cite](#how-to-cite)
* [Contact](#contact)
# Installation & Usage
*PhyloProfile* requires the latest version of [R](https://cran.r-project.org) (check for required R version [here](https://bioconductor.org/packages/PhyloProfile)). Please install or update R on your computer before continue.
* [R for Linux](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/)
* [R for Mac OS](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/)
* [R for Windows](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/)
Then start R to install and use *PhyloProfile*.
## Using BiocManager
*PhyloProfile* is available at [Bioconductor](https://bioconductor.org/packages/PhyloProfile) (require Bioc version ≥ 3.14). To install *PhyloProfile*, start R and enter:
```r
if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
install.packages("BiocManager")
BiocManager::install("PhyloProfile")
```
To install the development version of PhyloProfile, please use the [devel version](https://bioconductor.org/developers/how-to/useDevel/) of Bioconductor:
```r
if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
install.packages("BiocManager")
BiocManager::install(version='devel')
BiocManager::install("PhyloProfile")
```
or
*install the dev version of *PhyloProfile* from our github repository using __[devtools](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/devtools/index.html)__.*
## Using devtools
The dev version of *PhyloProfile* can be installed from this github repository using `devtools`:
```r
if (!requireNamespace("devtools"))
install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("BIONF/PhyloProfile", INSTALL_opts = c('--no-lock'))
```
## Using Conda
*PhyloProfile* can also be installed within a [conda](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/) environment. First, add [bioconda](https://bioconda.github.io/user/install.html#set-up-channels) to the list of your conda channels:
```
conda config --add channels defaults
conda config --add channels bioconda
conda config --add channels conda-forge
```
then install *PhyloProfile* using the standard `conda install` command:
```
conda install bioconductor-phyloprofile
```
This installation step can take a while regardless of the method used, as all necessary dependencies will be downloaded and installed automatically. *(Note: Depending on your system this sometimes fails, please check the console log for error messages concerning the dependency installation)*
## Start PhyloProfile's Shiny app
From the R terminal, enter:
```r
library(PhyloProfile)
runPhyloProfile()
```
Check your web browser, *PhyloProfile* will be displayed there ;-) For the first time running, the tool will download a [pre-caculated taxonomy data](https://github.com/BIONF/phyloprofile-data). Please be patient until you see a message for uploading input files.
_**Please check our [detailed instructions](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/wiki/Installation) if you encounter any problems while installing and starting the program.**_
# Input Data
*PhyloProfile* can read a number of different input files, including multi-FASTA files, regular tab-separated files, OMA ID lists or *OrthoXML* files. The additional information layers can be embedded in the OrthoXML or be provided separately as tab-separated files.
We described all suppported input formats in section [Input Data](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/wiki/Input-Data) in our [PhyloProfile's Wiki](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/wiki).
# Walkthrough & Examples
Read the [walkthrough slides](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/wiki/Walkthrough) to explore the functionality of the *PhyloProfile* GUI.
Check the vignette for learning how to use PhyloProfile's functions in some specific use-cases:
```r
browseVignettes("PhyloProfile")
```
# Bugs
Any [bug reports or comments, suggestions](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) are highly appreciated. Please [open an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/issues/new) or be in touch via email.
# Acknowledgements
We would like to thank
1) [Bastian](https://github.com/gedankenstuecke) for the great initial idea and his kind support,
2) Members of [Ebersberger group](http://www.bio.uni-frankfurt.de/43045195/ak-ebersberger) for many valuable suggestions and ...bug reports :)
# Contributors
* [Vinh](https://github.com/trvinh)
* [Bastian](https://github.com/gedankenstuecke)
* [Carla](https://github.com/CarlaMoelbert)
# License
This tool is released under [MIT license](https://github.com/BIONF/PhyloProfile/blob/master/LICENSE).
# How-To Cite
Ngoc-Vinh Tran, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Ingo Ebersberger, PhyloProfile: dynamic visualization and exploration of multi-layered phylogenetic profiles, Bioinformatics, Volume 34, Issue 17, 01 September 2018, Pages 3041–3043, https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty225
or use the citation function in R CMD to have it directly in BibTex or LaTeX format
```r
citation("PhyloProfile")
```
# Contact
Vinh Tran
tran@bio.uni-frankfurt.de
