removeBackground<- {ChIPanalyser}R Documentation

Setter Method for the removeBackground slot in a parameterOptions object

Description

Setter Method for the removeBackground slot in a parameterOptions object

Usage

removeBackground(object) <-value

Arguments

object

object is an parameterOptions object

value

value is positive numerical value to be assigned to the removeBackground slot in a parameterOptions object. Default is set a 0.

Details

A numeric value describing a threshold at which Occupancy signals must be removed (Default is set at 0). The removal of Occupancy signals will occur when computing computeOccupancy (see computeOccupancy function)

Value

Returns an parameterOptions object with an updated value for the removeBackground slot

Author(s)

Patrick C. N. Martin <pm16057@essex.ac.uk>

References

Zabet NR, Adryan B (2015) Estimating binding properties of transcription factors from genome-wide binding profiles. Nucleic Acids Res., 43, 84–94.

Examples

#Building parameterOptions object
OPP <- parameterOptions()
#Setting new Value for removeBackground
removeBackground(OPP) <- 0.1
[Package ChIPanalyser version 1.9.1 Index]