Cytoscape is an open source software platform for visualizing molecular interaction networks and biological pathways and integrating these networks with annotations, gene expression profiles and other state data. Although Cytoscape was originally designed for biological research, now it is a general platform for complex network analysis and visualization. Cytoscape core distribution provides a basic set of features for data integration, analysis, and visualization. Additional features are available as Apps (formerly called Plugins). Apps are available for network and molecular profiling analyses, new layouts, additional file format support, scripting, and connection with databases. They may be developed by anyone using the Cytoscape open API based on Java鈩?technology and App community development is encouraged. Most of the Apps are freely available from Cytoscape App Store.
A toy data (saved in toy.txt
)
SUPERIOR SUBORDINATE
Dean Vice dean1
Dean Vice dean2
Vice dean1 DirectorA
Vice dean2 DirectorB
Vice dean1 DirectorC
Vice dean1 DirectorD
DirectorA T1
DirectorA T2
DirectorB T3
DirectorB T4
DirectorB T5
The toy network
The video tutorial to show how to use cytoscape
to transfer the text into a network.
https://v.qq.com/iframe/player.html?vid=e050243v8ol&width=670&height=502.5&auto=0
Import
- Network
- File
- Selet a two-column file
, then a network is constructed.Tools
- NetworkAnalyzer
- Network Analysis
- Analyze network
, the attribute of the network is analyzed. The analyzing result can be used to set the visualization styles of nodes and edges.Attribute Circle Layout
is my favorite algorithm to show networks especially when you select some nodes. This algorithm can put nodes with same values together when you are performing Attribute Circle Layout
by the related attributes
.
For example, I have two classes of genes, one is upregulated, the other is downregulated. This information is saved in a two columns file with the first column containing gene names and the second column named expr
containing 0
(down-regulated) and 1
(up-regulated). This file can be imported into Cytoscape by File
- Import
- Table
. Following one can select all these genes and perform Attribute Circle Layout
by expr
.
Select
-Nodes
-From ID list file
(working in Cytoscape 3.1.1)
Node Table Column
through FIle
- Import
- Table
.