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bio-proteomics-differential-abundance

Statistical testing for differentially abundant proteins between conditions. Covers limma and MSstats workflows with multiple testing correction. Use when identifying proteins with significant abundance changes between experimental groups.

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Differential Protein Abundance

MSstats Group Comparison

r
library(MSstats)

# After dataProcess()
comparison_matrix <- matrix(c(1, -1, 0, 0,
                               1, 0, -1, 0,
                               0, 1, -1, 0),
                             nrow = 3, byrow = TRUE)
rownames(comparison_matrix) <- c('Treatment1-Control', 'Treatment2-Control', 'Treatment1-Treatment2')
colnames(comparison_matrix) <- c('Control', 'Treatment1', 'Treatment2', 'Treatment3')

results <- groupComparison(contrast.matrix = comparison_matrix, data = processed)

# Significant proteins
sig_proteins <- results$ComparisonResult[results$ComparisonResult$adj.pvalue < 0.05 &
                                          abs(results$ComparisonResult$log2FC) > 1, ]

limma for Proteomics

r
library(limma)

# Log2 intensities matrix (proteins x samples)
design <- model.matrix(~ 0 + condition, data = sample_info)
colnames(design) <- levels(sample_info$condition)

fit <- lmFit(protein_matrix, design)

contrast_matrix <- makeContrasts(Treatment - Control, levels = design)
fit2 <- contrasts.fit(fit, contrast_matrix)
fit2 <- eBayes(fit2)

results <- topTable(fit2, number = Inf, adjust.method = 'BH')
sig_results <- results[results$adj.P.Val < 0.05 & abs(results$logFC) > 1, ]

QFeatures/proDA (Modern Alternative)

r
library(QFeatures)
library(proDA)

# proDA handles missing values probabilistically
fit <- proDA(protein_matrix, design = ~ condition, data = sample_info)

# Test differential abundance
results <- test_diff(fit, contrast = 'conditionTreatment')
results$adj_pval <- p.adjust(results$pval, method = 'BH')
sig_results <- results[results$adj_pval < 0.05 & abs(results$diff) > 1, ]

Python: scipy/statsmodels

python
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats
from statsmodels.stats.multitest import multipletests

def differential_test(intensities, group1_cols, group2_cols):
    results = []
    for protein in intensities.index:
        g1 = intensities.loc[protein, group1_cols].dropna()
        g2 = intensities.loc[protein, group2_cols].dropna()

        if len(g1) >= 2 and len(g2) >= 2:
            stat, pval = stats.ttest_ind(g1, g2)
            log2fc = g2.mean() - g1.mean()
            results.append({'protein': protein, 'log2FC': log2fc, 'pvalue': pval})

    df = pd.DataFrame(results)
    df['adj_pvalue'] = multipletests(df['pvalue'], method='fdr_bh')[1]
    return df

# Significance thresholds
sig = results[(results['adj_pvalue'] < 0.05) & (abs(results['log2FC']) > 1)]

Visualization

r
# Volcano plot
library(ggplot2)

ggplot(results, aes(x = log2FC, y = -log10(adj.P.Val))) +
    geom_point(aes(color = significant), alpha = 0.6) +
    geom_hline(yintercept = -log10(0.05), linetype = 'dashed') +
    geom_vline(xintercept = c(-1, 1), linetype = 'dashed') +
    scale_color_manual(values = c('grey', 'red')) +
    theme_minimal()

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