mmc.marker()

mmochi.utils.marker(adata, parameter, data_key=DATA_KEY, allow_multiple=False)

Lookup a marker name within the .X, the .obsm[data_key], or .var[MODALITY_COLUMN] == data_key.

Parameters:

  • adata (AnnData) – Object with data in adata.X, adata.obsm[data_key], or where adata.var[MODALITY_COLUMN] == data_key

  • parameter (Union[str, List[str]]) – Parameters to search for in adata

  • data_key (Union[str, list, None] (default: DATA_KEY)) – Location in the .obsm or modality in .var to look for marker name If None, searches adata.var_names

  • allow_multiple (bool (default: False)) – Whether to return a list of matches if there are multiple matches or throw an error

Returns:

Name(s) of the marker in the adata object

Return type:

marker_name