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This function extracts the elements of each overlap group, identified by its binary code (e.g., "110"). For genomic overlaps, the elements are the reduced or disjoint regions built by computeOverlaps, not the input intervals. For genomic overlaps, it returns a GRangesList; for set overlaps, it returns a named list of character vectors.

Usage

extractOverlaps(overlap_object)

Arguments

overlap_object

A GenomicOverlapResult or SetOverlapResult object.

Value

A named list with one entry per overlap group, named by its binary code prefixed with "group_" (e.g., "group_110") and ordered by the number of sets involved:

  • If input is a GenomicOverlapResult, a GRangesList split by intersect_category.

  • If input is a SetOverlapResult, a named list of character vectors grouped by intersect_category.

Examples

# Example with gene sets (built-in dataset)
data(gene_list)
res_sets <- computeOverlaps(gene_list)
group_gene <- extractOverlaps(res_sets)
group_gene
#> $group_001
#>  [1] "ACTN1"  "ALDOA"  "CRYBG1" "AK4"    "ACYP2"  "AFP"    "ACTN2"  "AMPD3" 
#>  [9] "ACADS"  "ACY1"   "ADH1B"  "ACTBP7" "ADH6"   "ACTBP4" "ANXA2"  "AGXT"  
#> [17] "TLE5"  
#> 
#> $group_010
#>  [1] "AFM"       "ADPRH"     "AIF1"      "ACVR2A"    "ACTA1"     "PLIN2"    
#>  [7] "ALDH1A3"   "ALK"       "ACTG2"     "ADCY8"     "ABR"       "ADCYAP1"  
#> [13] "ADRA2A"    "ADORA2B"   "ADRA1B"    "ANXA5"     "ACLY"      "ANK3"     
#> [19] "ADCY6"     "ACR"       "ADAM10"    "AARS1"     "ACVR2B"    "ACO2"     
#> [25] "ADH1C"     "PARP1"     "ADD2"      "ADARB1"    "ADCY2"     "ANXA1"    
#> [31] "ALCAM"     "ADORA2A"   "AMFR"      "AMBN"      "NAT2"      "A1BG"     
#> [37] "ACADL"     "ADH5"      "ACTG1P8"   "AADAC"     "ACOX1"     "ALDH9A1"  
#> [43] "ANXA2P2"   "ADORA2BP1" "ADRB3"    
#> 
#> $group_100
#>  [1] "ALPP"     "ACTG1P9"  "AHSG"     "ASIC2"    "ACTG1P10" "ALAS1"   
#>  [7] "AKT2"     "PARP1P1"  "ABCD1"    "SLC25A6"  "AAMP"     "ADCP1"   
#> [13] "ACADVL"   "ACTG1"    "ANGPT2"   "AGTR1"    "ACACB"    "ACTBP9"  
#> [19] "ALDH1B1"  "ADAR"     "ABCD2"    "AMHR2"    "ABCB7"    "ABCA1"   
#> [25] "PARP4"    "ACTG1P1"  "JAG1"     "ACTA2"    "ADH7"     "AP1B1"   
#> [31] "ACVR1"    "ACTN4"    "A2MP1"    "ABCA4"    "ALAD"     "ADRA1A"  
#> [37] "ADCY5"    "ALDOB"    "AP2B1"    "AMELY"    "ABL1"     "ACTC1"   
#> [43] "AK2"      "ALOX12B"  "ACTN3"    "AIC"      "ALB"      "NATP"    
#> [49] "ANG"      "AHR"      "ABCA2"    "ALPL"     "ANXA2P1"  "AMELX"   
#> [55] "AHCY"     "PARP1P2"  "ALOX5"    "AMPD1"    "AFA"      "ACADSB"  
#> [61] "AIH3"     "ACAN"     "AGA"      "AMY1C"    "ADSS2"    "ALDH2"   
#> [67] "ALOX15B" 
#> 
#> $group_011
#>  [1] "AMY1A"  "ACRV1"  "ALAS2"  "ABCA3"  "ALPG"   "AMY2A"  "ADH4"   "ADARB2"
#>  [9] "NR0B1"  "AMYP1"  "A2M"    "AGTR2"  "ALOX15" "ACP1"   "ADH1A"  "AF8T"  
#> 
#> $group_101
#> [1] "NAT1"   "ACAA1"  "AGT"    "AMD1P2"
#> 
#> $group_110
#>  [1] "ADRB1"    "ABAT"     "ALOX5AP"  "ADD1"     "ACVR1B"   "AANAT"   
#>  [7] "ADSL"     "ADCY7"    "ALX3"     "ALOX12P1" "ANGPT1"   "ACTG1P6" 
#> [13] "ADAM8"    "ACHE"     "ANCR"     "ACP3"     "ACP5"     "APLNR"   
#> [19] "ACTBP8"   "ADCY1"    "ADA"     
#> 
#> $group_111
#>  [1] "ACP2"      "ALDH3A1"   "ACTB"      "ACACA"     "ASIC1"     "SLC25A5"  
#>  [7] "ACTL6A"    "AMY2B"     "AMH"       "AMPH"      "ADK"       "ALDH3A2"  
#> [13] "ACTG1P3"   "ACO1"      "ACTG1P7"   "ALPI"      "ANXA4"     "AGL"      
#> [19] "ADRB2"     "ABCF1"     "ABO"       "AMD1"      "ALS3"      "ALOX12"   
#> [25] "AMBP"      "AMPD2"     "ALDH1A1"   "AFG3L1P"   "ADFN"      "ADCYAP1R1"
#> [31] "ADD3"      "ALOX12P2"  "BIN1"     
#> 

# Example with genomic regions (built-in dataset)
data(a549_chipseq_peaks)
res_genomic <- computeOverlaps(a549_chipseq_peaks)
group_genomic <- extractOverlaps(res_genomic)
group_genomic
#> GRangesList object of length 7:
#> $group_010
#> GRanges object with 267 ranges and 1 metadata column:
#>         seqnames              ranges strand | intersect_category
#>            <Rle>           <IRanges>  <Rle> |        <character>
#>     [1]     chr7       234690-235402      * |                010
#>     [2]     chr7       538240-538633      * |                010
#>     [3]     chr7     1504294-1504733      * |                010
#>     [4]     chr7     1506830-1507301      * |                010
#>     [5]     chr7     1513353-1513690      * |                010
#>     ...      ...                 ...    ... .                ...
#>   [263]     chr7 155618941-155619523      * |                010
#>   [264]     chr7 155644241-155644737      * |                010
#>   [265]     chr7 158829343-158830028      * |                010
#>   [266]     chr7 158856251-158856723      * |                010
#>   [267]     chr7 159012435-159013222      * |                010
#>   -------
#>   seqinfo: 24 sequences from an unspecified genome; no seqlengths
#> 
#> ...
#> <6 more elements>