main.m

% Specify the species to design FISH probes against

disp('Weather is good for FISHing! FISHerMan is at work');

species = input('type in the species you would like to design FISH probes against: ');
if isempty(species)
    species = 'Mouse';
end

disp('setting up directories');
FISHerManPath = 'C:\FISHerMan\';
if ~exist([FISHerManPath species],'dir')
    mkdir([FISHerManPath species]);
end
cd([FISHerManPath species]);
addpath(FISHerManPath);
addpath([FISHerManPath 'utilities']);

% Disable non-existing file warnings on deletion operations
msgid = 'delete: no such file: file';
warning('off', msgid);


parameters = input('input the directory where the parameter file can be found: ');
params=readParameters(species,parameters);

% Process the RNA-Seq files
if params.rnaSeq(1).data == 0
    seqData = [];
elseif params.rnaSeq(1).data == 1
    seqData = readRNASeq(params.rnaSeq(1).dir1,params.rnaSeq);
elseif params.rnaSeq(1).data == 2
    seqData = averageRNASeq(params.rnaSeq(1).dir1,params.rnaSeq(1).dir2,params.rnaSeq);
end

% Process the database files
% now I am just using the mRNA seq data, so it tells me which transcripts
% in the cdna databse are expressed. Later on, I can also use the total
% RNA seq data, and it will tell me which transcripts in the ncrna
% database are expressed. Be sure to include rRNA and tRNA, for often
% these two types of RNA are depleted in RNA seq experiments.
[cdnaHeader,cdnaSequence] = cdnaParse(params.cdna(1).dir1,seqData,params.cdna);
if params.rnaSeq(1).mRNA
    [ncrnaHeader,ncrnaSequence] = ncrnaParse(params.ncrna(1).dir1, [], params.ncrna(1).dirT,params.ncrna);
else
    [ncrnaHeader,ncrnaSequence] = ncrnaParse(params.ncrna(1).dir1, seqData, params.ncrna(1).dirT,params.ncrna);
end

[abundantrnaHeader,abundantrnaSequence]...
    = abundantrnaParse(cdnaHeader,cdnaSequence,ncrnaHeader,ncrnaSequence,seqData,params.abundantrna);

% Process the transcript list file
[transcriptHeader,transcriptSequence,GC]...
    = transcriptListParse(params.transcriptList(1).dir1,cdnaHeader,cdnaSequence,ncrnaHeader,ncrnaSequence,params.transcriptList);

% Run OligoArray to generate a raw list of oligos
runOligoArray(species,params.OligoArray,GC);
oligoList=oligosParse(params.oligos);

% Append pre-designed adapters to the raw list of oligos
[adapterList,probeHeader,probeSequence,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequenceCore]...
    = appendAdapters(params.adapters(1).dir1,oligoList,params.adapters);

% Remove probes that non-specifically bind to primers in the 1st PCR step
[probeHeader,probeSequence,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequenceCore]...
    = blast1stPCR(adapterList,probeHeader,probeSequence,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequenceCore,params.onePCR);

% Remove non-specific probes that will affect other synthesis steps
[probeHeader,probeSequence,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequenceCore]...
    = blastOtherSteps(adapterList,probeHeader,probeSequence,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequenceCore,params.otherSteps);

% Remove non-specific probes against the abundant rna database
[probeHeader,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequence,probeSequenceCore]...
    = blastAbundantRNA(adapterList,probeHeader,probeSequence3Seg,probeSequence,probeSequenceCore,params.arna);

% Generate the list of probes
probeList = generateProbeList(adapterList,probeHeader,probeSequence,params.probeList);

disp('done designing FISH probes');
disp('FISHerMan is at rest');