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Gene Ontology (GO)

Pathways represent interconnected molecular networks of signaling cascades that govern critical cellular processes. They provide understandings cellular behavior mechanisms, insights of disease progression and treatment responses. In an R&D organization, managing pathways across different datasets are crucial for gaining insights of potential therapeutic targets and intervention strategies.

In this notebook we manage a pathway registry based on “2023 GO Biological Process” ontology. We’ll walk you through the steps of registering pathways and link them to genes.

In the following Standardize metadata on-the-fly notebook, we’ll demonstrate how to perform a pathway enrichment analysis and track the dataset with LaminDB.

# !pip install 'lamindb[jupyter,bionty]'
!lamin init --storage ./use-cases-registries --schema bionty
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→ connected lamindb: testuser1/use-cases-registries
import lamindb as ln
import bionty as bt
import gseapy as gp

bt.settings.organism = "human"  # globally set organism
→ connected lamindb: testuser1/use-cases-registries

Fetch GO pathways annotated with human genes using Enrichr

First we fetch the “GO_Biological_Process_2023” pathways for humans using GSEApy which wraps GSEA and Enrichr.

go_bp = gp.get_library(name="GO_Biological_Process_2023", organism="Human")
print(f"Number of pathways {len(go_bp)}")
Number of pathways 5406
go_bp["ATF6-mediated Unfolded Protein Response (GO:0036500)"]
['MBTPS1', 'MBTPS2', 'XBP1', 'ATF6B', 'DDIT3', 'CREBZF']

Parse out the ontology_id from keys, convert into the format of {ontology_id: (name, genes)}

def parse_ontology_id_from_keys(key):
    """Parse out the ontology id.

    "ATF6-mediated Unfolded Protein Response (GO:0036500)" -> ("GO:0036500", "ATF6-mediated Unfolded Protein Response")
    """
    name, id = key.rsplit(" (", 1)
    id = id.rstrip(")")
    return id, name
go_bp_parsed = {}

for key, genes in go_bp.items():
    id, name = parse_ontology_id_from_keys(key)
    go_bp_parsed[id] = (name, genes)
go_bp_parsed["GO:0036500"]
('ATF6-mediated Unfolded Protein Response',
 ['MBTPS1', 'MBTPS2', 'XBP1', 'ATF6B', 'DDIT3', 'CREBZF'])

Register pathway ontology in LaminDB

bionty = bt.Pathway.public()
bionty
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PublicOntology
Entity: Pathway
Organism: all
Source: go, 2024-06-17
#terms: 47856

Next, we register all the pathways and genes in LaminDB to finally link pathways to genes.

Register pathway terms

To register the pathways we make use of .from_values to directly parse the annotated GO pathway ontology IDs into LaminDB.

pathway_records = bt.Pathway.from_values(go_bp_parsed.keys(), bt.Pathway.ontology_id)
ln.save(pathway_records)

Register gene symbols

Similarly, we use .from_values for all Pathway associated genes to register them with LaminDB.

all_genes = bt.Gene.standardize(list({g for genes in go_bp.values() for g in genes}))
gene_records = bt.Gene.from_values(all_genes, bt.Gene.symbol)
ln.save(gene_records);
! found 56 synonyms in Bionty (output truncated): [np.str_('SLC9A3R1'), np.str_('C17ORF99'), np.str_('C12ORF29'), np.str_('SOGA1'), np.str_('C1ORF43'), np.str_('DUSP13'), np.str_('C1ORF146'), np.str_('C8ORF17'), np.str_('C1ORF68'), np.str_('C2ORF69'), '...']
  please add corresponding Gene records via (output truncated): `.from_values([np.str_('SLC9A3R1'), np.str_('C17ORF99'), np.str_('C12ORF29'), np.str_('SOGA1'), np.str_('C1ORF43'), np.str_('DUSP13'), np.str_('C1ORF146'), np.str_('C8ORF17'), np.str_('C1ORF68'), np.str_('C2ORF69'), '...'])`
! ambiguous validation in Bionty for 1104 records: 'DLGAP2', 'DEFA6', 'KCNIP4', 'MGAM', 'PROP1', 'PROM2', 'TMEM14EP', 'DDT', 'USP17L1', 'ZAP70', 'MGAT4B', 'CNOT10', 'WDR81', 'ATP6V1G2', 'SERPINA13P', 'GOLGA8J', 'LRTM2', 'FDFT1', 'OR2T35', 'CCNYL2', ...
! did not create Gene records for 38 non-validated symbols: 'AFD1', 'AZF1', 'CCL3L1', 'CCL4L1', 'DGS2', 'DUX3', 'DUX5', 'FOXL3-OT1', 'IGL', 'LOC100653049', 'LOC102723475', 'LOC102723996', 'LOC102724159', 'LOC107984156', 'LOC112268384', 'LOC122319436', 'LOC122513141', 'LOC122539214', 'LOC344967', 'MDRV', ...

Manually register the 37 non-validated symbols:

inspect_result = bt.Gene.inspect(all_genes, bt.Gene.symbol)

nonval_genes = []
for g in inspect_result.non_validated:
    nonval_genes.append(bt.Gene(symbol=g))

ln.save(nonval_genes)
! received 14696 unique terms, 1 empty/duplicated term is ignored
! 38 unique terms (0.30%) are not validated for symbol: 'LOC344967', 'TRA', 'MTRNR2L7', 'IGL', 'LOC102724159', 'AFD1', 'LOC100653049', 'MTRNR2L1', 'MDRV', 'MTRNR2L9', ...
   couldn't validate 38 terms: 'TAS2R33', 'MTRNR2L1', 'MTRNR2L8', 'CCL4L1', 'DUX3', 'TAS2R36', 'LOC102724159', 'DUX5', 'MTRNR2L12', 'LOC100653049', 'TRA', 'LOC112268384', 'LOC122513141', 'IGL', 'FOXL3-OT1', 'AZF1', 'LOC122539214', 'LOC102723996', 'MTRNR2L3', 'LOC102723475', ...
→  if you are sure, create new records via Gene() and save to your registry
! records with similar symbols exist! did you mean to load one of them?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
323 32ZUVXh2ICOG TRAPPC1 None ENSG00000170043 58485 protein_coding MUM2|BET5 trafficking protein particle complex subunit 1 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.002744+00:00 1
497 7Lks4nvnzeZk TRAPPC4 None ENSG00000196655 51399 protein_coding PTD009|SBDN|TRS23 trafficking protein particle complex subunit 4 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.010054+00:00 1
498 6yvzjsygcHhM TRAPPC4 None ENSG00000280495 51399 protein_coding PTD009|SBDN|TRS23 trafficking protein particle complex subunit 4 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.011597+00:00 1
! records with similar symbols exist! did you mean to load one of them?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
3092 7TBpxi4zzmMB IGLC3 None ENSG00000211679 IG_C_gene IGLC immunoglobulin lambda constant 3 (Kern-Oz+ mar... 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.135922+00:00 1
4142 2qFUCnrrxPlc IGLC7 None ENSG00000211685 IG_C_gene immunoglobulin lambda constant 7 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.339098+00:00 1
16319 10LbfkUokHgx IGLC1 None ENSG00000211675 IG_C_gene IGLC immunoglobulin lambda constant 1 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:12.135057+00:00 1
! record with similar symbol exists! did you mean to load it?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
9392 2Z2LBAj16utl TRAFD1 None ENSG00000135148 10906 protein_coding FLN29 TRAF-type zinc finger domain containing 1 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.616212+00:00 1
! records with similar symbols exist! did you mean to load one of them?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
10195 F36vWNagki41 CCL3 None ENSG00000274221 6348 protein_coding LD78|G0S19-1|SCYA3|LD78ALPHA|SCI|MIP-1-ALPHA C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.658669+00:00 1
10196 EBoWJxh70guC CCL3 None ENSG00000277632 6348 protein_coding LD78|G0S19-1|SCYA3|LD78ALPHA|SCI|MIP-1-ALPHA C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.658693+00:00 1
10197 6XmKAksx3Nn4 CCL3 None ENSG00000278567 6348 protein_coding LD78|G0S19-1|SCYA3|LD78ALPHA|SCI|MIP-1-ALPHA C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.658718+00:00 1
! records with similar symbols exist! did you mean to load one of them?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
59 1WberWazyTYh TAS2R5 None ENSG00000127366 54429 protein_coding T2R5 taste 2 receptor member 5 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:10.986797+00:00 1
977 5R52I8Z3BYUU TAS2R13 None ENSG00000212128 50838 protein_coding T2R13|TRB3 taste 2 receptor member 13 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.032876+00:00 1
978 6d8wmGz2pBy0 TAS2R13 None ENSG00000273457 50838 protein_coding T2R13|TRB3 taste 2 receptor member 13 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.032900+00:00 1
! record with similar symbol exists! did you mean to load it?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
2163 217N4Hgazwqu JAZF1 None ENSG00000153814 221895 protein_coding TIP27|ZNF802|DKFZP761K2222 JAZF zinc finger 1 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.090732+00:00 1
! records with similar symbols exist! did you mean to load one of them?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
59 1WberWazyTYh TAS2R5 None ENSG00000127366 54429 protein_coding T2R5 taste 2 receptor member 5 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:10.986797+00:00 1
977 5R52I8Z3BYUU TAS2R13 None ENSG00000212128 50838 protein_coding T2R13|TRB3 taste 2 receptor member 13 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.032876+00:00 1
978 6d8wmGz2pBy0 TAS2R13 None ENSG00000273457 50838 protein_coding T2R13|TRB3 taste 2 receptor member 13 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.032900+00:00 1
! records with similar symbols exist! did you mean to load one of them?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
4215 TfqHfw8FjZxq CCL4 None ENSG00000275302 6351 protein_coding MIP-1-BETA|SCYA4|AT744.1|LAG1|ACT-2 C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.342766+00:00 1
4216 2MLaX8EEZ9sQ CCL4 None ENSG00000275824 6351 protein_coding MIP-1-BETA|SCYA4|AT744.1|LAG1|ACT-2 C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.342791+00:00 1
4217 7P74Aze5sMxb CCL4 None ENSG00000277943 6351 protein_coding MIP-1-BETA|SCYA4|AT744.1|LAG1|ACT-2 C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:11.342814+00:00 1
! record with similar symbol exists! did you mean to load it?
uid symbol stable_id ensembl_gene_id ncbi_gene_ids biotype synonyms description source_id organism_id run_id created_at created_by_id
id
15248 19ZTVOfazMYF SEPTIN14 None ENSG00000154997 346288 protein_coding SEPT14|FLJ44060 septin 14 11 1 None 2024-11-21 06:53:12.075898+00:00 1