Update mouse gene symbols using data from MGI This function will store cached data in package directory using (BiocFileCache). Use of this function requires internet connection on first use (or if setting update_symbol_data = TRUE). Subsequent use does not require connection and will pull from cached data.
data.frame containing columns: input_features, Approved_Symbol (already approved; output unchanged), Not_Found_Symbol (symbol not in MGI; output unchanged), Updated_Symbol (new symbol from MGI; output updated).
Arguments
input_data
Data source containing gene names. Accepted formats are:
charcter vector
Seurat Objects
data.frame: genes as rownames
dgCMatrix/dgTMatrix: genes as rownames
tibble: genes in first column
update_symbol_data
logical, whether to update cached MGI data, default is NULL.
If NULL BiocFileCache will check and prompt for update if cache is stale.
If FALSE the BiocFileCache stale check will be skipped and current cache will be used.
If TRUE the BiocFileCache stale check will be skipped and MGI data will be downloaded.
verbose
logical, whether to print results detailing numbers of symbols, found, updated,
and not found; default is TRUE.