This repository contains code to generate the standardized Common Cell type Nomenclature (CCN) from an R "dendrogram", which will be presented in our manuscript soon to be resubmitted to eLife. The initial version of the CCN is described in detail on our website, here, with and updated version now published on eLife. We will (hopefully) update our website once the CCN is finalized. If you want to apply nomenclature of the format initially described, please use the initial release (not recommended).
To get started, download the scripts and data folders, and the follow the directions in build_annotation_tables.rmd. An HTML version of this file is accessible AT THIS LINK - build_annotation_tables.nb.html.
Please visit the Cell Taxonomy category of our community forum to provide suggestions about the CCN itself.
We are currently saving used taxonomy_id IN THIS TABLE. Please choose a unique one and update the table accordingly if you use the CCN. A cell type taxonomy service is currently under construction at the Allen Institute, which will will replace this non-ideal system. CCN output for several of the taxonomies in this table are included in Supplementary File 1 from our paper on arXiv.
The CCN is intended to be a standardized format for researchers to save taxonomies resulting from any cell typing study. To facilitate ingest of these taxonomies into relevant databases and ontologies, we intend to provide conversion scripts (as available) from the CCN format to formats required by these external tools. Currently, the following conversions are available:
- Allen Institute Cell Type Taxonomy Service (CTTS): This is a tool for saving taxonomies in a database that is currently only available to Allen Institute employees. To convert to this format download the three "convert_to_CTTS" from this folder and follow the identical directions in the .Rmd or .html files.
- Cell Annotation Platform (CAP): This is a tool being built as part of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) for annotating taxonomies. Scripts for injest into this service are in process. Current content of CAP is available here.
If you would like to see scripts for conversions to other file formats, please email Jeremy Miller (jeremym at alleninstitute dot org).
The license for this package is available on Github at: https://github.com/AllenInstitute/allen_institute_nomenclature/blob/master/LICENSE
This tool will only be updated to correct errors and to reflect updates in the nomenclature schema.
If you contribute code to this repository through pull requests or other mechanisms, you are subject to the Allen Institute Contribution Agreement, which is available in full at: https://github.com/AllenInstitute/allen_institute_nomenclature/blob/master/CONTRIBUTION