                                   tfscan



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Function

   Identify transcription factor binding sites in DNA sequences

Description

   tfscan scans one or more DNA sequences for transcription factor binding
   sites from the TRANSFAC database. The taxonomic group (Fungi, Insects,
   ,Plants, Vertebrates or Other) is specified. Matches are searched for
   using fast sequence word-matching, optionally allowing mismatches.
   Because the binding sites are so small, there will be many spurious
   (false positive) matches. Optionally, the minimum length of a match to
   be reported may be specified.

   An output file is written with information on the matches, including
   sequence ID and accession number, the start and end positions of the
   match in an input sequence and the sequence of the region where a match
   has been found. Binding factor information, where available, is given
   at the end of the matches for each matching entry.

Usage

   Here is a sample session with tfscan


% tfscan
Identify transcription factor binding sites in DNA sequences
Input nucleotide sequence(s): tembl:k00650
Transcription Factor Class
         F : fungi
         I : insect
         P : plant
         V : vertebrate
         O : other
         C : Custom
Select class [V]: v
Number of mismatches [0]:
Output file [k00650.tfscan]:


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Command line arguments

Identify transcription factor binding sites in DNA sequences
Version: EMBOSS:6.2.0

   Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers (* if not always prompted):
  [-sequence]          seqall     Nucleotide sequence(s) filename and optional
                                  format, or reference (input USA)
   -menu               menu       [V] Select class (Values: F (fungi); I
                                  (insect); P (plant); V (vertebrate); O
                                  (other); C (Custom))
*  -custom             datafile   Transfac database data file (optional)
   -mismatch           integer    [0] Number of mismatches (Integer 0 or more)
  [-outfile]           outfile    [*.tfscan] Output file name

   Additional (Optional) qualifiers:
   -minlength          integer    [1] Display matches equal to or above this
                                  length (Integer 1 or more)

   Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers: (none)
   Associated qualifiers:

   "-sequence" associated qualifiers
   -sbegin1            integer    Start of each sequence to be used
   -send1              integer    End of each sequence to be used
   -sreverse1          boolean    Reverse (if DNA)
   -sask1              boolean    Ask for begin/end/reverse
   -snucleotide1       boolean    Sequence is nucleotide
   -sprotein1          boolean    Sequence is protein
   -slower1            boolean    Make lower case
   -supper1            boolean    Make upper case
   -sformat1           string     Input sequence format
   -sdbname1           string     Database name
   -sid1               string     Entryname
   -ufo1               string     UFO features
   -fformat1           string     Features format
   -fopenfile1         string     Features file name

   "-outfile" associated qualifiers
   -odirectory2        string     Output directory

   General qualifiers:
   -auto               boolean    Turn off prompts
   -stdout             boolean    Write first file to standard output
   -filter             boolean    Read first file from standard input, write
                                  first file to standard output
   -options            boolean    Prompt for standard and additional values
   -debug              boolean    Write debug output to program.dbg
   -verbose            boolean    Report some/full command line options
   -help               boolean    Report command line options and exit. More
                                  information on associated and general
                                  qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose
   -warning            boolean    Report warnings
   -error              boolean    Report errors
   -fatal              boolean    Report fatal errors
   -die                boolean    Report dying program messages
   -version            boolean    Report version number and exit


Input file format

   tfscan reads normal nucleic acid sequence USAs.

  Input files for usage example

   'tembl:k00650' is a sequence entry in the example nucleic acid database
   'tembl'

  Database entry: tembl:k00650

ID   K00650; SV 1; linear; genomic DNA; STD; HUM; 6210 BP.
XX
AC   K00650; M16287;
XX
DT   26-JUL-1991 (Rel. 28, Created)
DT   14-NOV-2006 (Rel. 89, Last updated, Version 4)
XX
DE   Human fos proto-oncogene (c-fos), complete cds.
XX
KW   c-myc proto-oncogene; fos oncogene; proto-oncogene.
XX
OS   Homo sapiens (human)
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia;
OC   Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae;
OC   Homo.
XX
RN   [1]
RP   1-4165
RX   DOI; 10.1073/pnas.80.11.3183.
RX   PUBMED; 6574479.
RA   van Straaten F., Muller R., Curran T., Van Beveren C., Verma I.M.;
RT   "Complete nucleotide sequence of a human c-onc gene: deduced amino acid
RT   sequence of the human c-fos protein";
RL   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 80(11):3183-3187(1983).
XX
RN   [2]
RX   DOI; 10.1016/0092-8674(85)90285-5.
RX   PUBMED; 2414012.
RA   Treisman R.;
RT   "Transient accumulation of c-fos RNA following serum stimulation requires a
RT   conserved 5' element and c-fos 3' sequences";
RL   Cell 42(3):889-902(1985).
XX
RN   [3]
RP   4166-6210
RX   PUBMED; 3555978.
RA   Verma I.M., Deschamps J., Van Beveren C., Sassone-Corsi P.;
RT   "Human fos gene";
RL   Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. 51:0-0(0).
XX
DR   EPD; EP11145; HS_FOS.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00458; HS$CFOS_01.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00459; HS$CFOS_02.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00460; HS$CFOS_03.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00461; HS$CFOS_04.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00463; HS$CFOS_06.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00464; HS$CFOS_07.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00465; HS$CFOS_08.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00466; HS$CFOS_09.
DR   TRANSFAC; R00467; HS$CFOS_10.


  [Part of this file has been deleted for brevity]

     ccagctgtgc agctgcccac cgcaagggca gcagcagcaa tgagccttcc tctgactcgc      3300
     tcagctcacc cacgctgctg gccctgtgag ggggcaggga aggggaggca gccggcaccc      3360
     acaagtgcca ctgcccgagc tggtgcatta cagagaggag aaacacatct tccctagagg      3420
     gttcctgtag acctagggag gaccttatct gtgcgtgaaa cacaccaggc tgtgggcctc      3480
     aaggacttga aagcatccat gtgtggactc aagtccttac ctcttccgga gatgtagcaa      3540
     aacgcatgga gtgtgtattg ttcccagtga cacttcagag agctggtagt tagtagcatg      3600
     ttgagccagg cctgggtctg tgtctctttt ctctttctcc ttagtcttct catagcatta      3660
     actaatctat tgggttcatt attggaatta acctggtgct ggatattttc aaattgtatc      3720
     tagtgcagct gattttaaca ataactactg tgttcctggc aatagtgtgt tctgattaga      3780
     aatgaccaat attatactaa gaaaagatac gactttattt tctggtagat agaaataaat      3840
     agctatatcc atgtactgta gtttttcttc aacatcaatg ttcattgtaa tgttactgat      3900
     catgcattgt tgaggtggtc tgaatgttct gacattaaca gttttccatg aaaacgtttt      3960
     attgtgtttt taatttattt attaagatgg attctcagat atttatattt ttattttatt      4020
     tttttctacc ttgaggtctt ttgacatgtg gaaagtgaat ttgaatgaaa aatttaagca      4080
     ttgtttgctt attgttccaa gacattgtca ataaaagcat ttaagttgaa tgcgaccaac      4140
     cttgtgctct tttcattctg gaagtcttgt aagtttctga aaggtattat tggagaccag      4200
     tttgtcaaga agggtagctg ctggaggggg acacaccctc tgtctgatcc cttatcaaag      4260
     aggacaagga aactatagag ctgattttag aatattttac aaatacatgc cttccattgg      4320
     aatgctaaga ttttctactg cttctgggga cgggaaaccg ctgtgtaaca gcttttgtgg      4380
     gaatacattt tttctgtttc agtactcgca gggggaaata tttaaatttt gttgtgctaa      4440
     tattaaattc agatgttttg atcttaaagg aaccctttaa gcaaacagaa cctagctttg      4500
     tacagactat tttaactttt tattctcaca aaatcacgtg gagggttatt ctacttcaaa      4560
     gatgagcaaa ttgaagaatg gttagaataa acaactttct tgatattccg ttatcggcat      4620
     tagaatcttc ctgctcgtta tcgtatccag caggctgaac tgcctcttga tacttggtta      4680
     aaaaaaattt tcaggccggg cgcggtggcc catgcctgta atcctagcac tttgggaggc      4740
     cgaggcaggc ggatcacctg aggtcgggag ttcgagacca gcctgaccaa catggagaaa      4800
     ccccgtcttt actaaaaata caaaattagc ctggtgtggt ggtgcatgcc tgtaatccta      4860
     gctacttgag aggctgagac aggaaaatca cttgaactcg ggaggcggat gttgcagcga      4920
     actgagattg cgccattgca ctccagcctg ggcaacaaga ttgaaactct gtttaaaaaa      4980
     aaaagttttc actaatgtgt acattttttt gtactctttt attctcgaaa gggaaggagg      5040
     gctattgccc tatcccttat taataaatgc attgtggttt ctggtttctc taataccata      5100
     tgcccttcat tcagtttata gtgggcggaa gtgggggaga aaaagttgct cagaaatcaa      5160
     aagatatctc aaacagcaca aataatggct gatcgttctg caaacaaaaa gttacataat      5220
     agctcaagaa ggagaagtca acatgactct gaacaagctt taacttagaa actttatcat      5280
     cttaaggaag aacgtgacct ttgtccagga cgtctctggt aatggggcac ttacacacac      5340
     atgcacacgt acaaaccaca gggaaaggag accgcccttc tgcctctgct cgcgagtatc      5400
     acgcaggcac catgcactat gttttcacac acactgggtg gaagaagagc ttcagcgcca      5460
     gtcttctaat gctttggtga taatgaaaat cactgggtgc ttatggggtg tcatattcaa      5520
     tcgagttaaa agttttaatt caaaatgaca gttttactga ggttgatgtt ctcgtctatg      5580
     atatctctgc ccctcccata aaaatggaca tttaaaagca acttaccgct ctttagatca      5640
     ctcctatatc acacaccact tggggtgctg tttctgctag acttgtgatg acagtggcct      5700
     taggatccct gtttgctgtt caaagggcaa atattttata gcctttaaat atacctaaac      5760
     taaatacaga attaatataa ctaacaaaca cctggtctga aataacaagg tgatctaccc      5820
     tggaaggaac ccagctggtg ggccaggagc ggtggctcac acctgtaatt ccagcacttt      5880
     gggaggctga gacaggagga tcactggagt ccaggagttt gagaccagcc tgggcaacat      5940
     ggcaaaaccc agtgtgcttc tgttgtccca gctacactac tcaggaggct gaggcaggag      6000
     tatgacttga gcctgggagg gggaggttgc agagaactga tattgcacca ccactgcact      6060
     ccagcctggg tgacacagca aaaccctatc tcaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaggaaccca      6120
     gctggttcct gtaggtgtgc aataataaca accagaggaa gaaaaggaag acgatttccc      6180
     agatgaagaa gggcagctgg accttcggac                                       6210
//

Output file format

  Output files for usage example

  File: k00650.tfscan

TFSCAN of K00650 from 1 to 6210

MOUSE$FCGR3A_02      R04413   3287  3292  ttcctc
                     T00702; PU.1;Quality: 3; Species: mouse, Mus musculus.
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   5940  5944  tggca
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   3757  3761  tggca
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   2776  2780  tggca
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   2418  2422  tggca
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   2010  2014  tggca
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   1676  1680  tggca
HS$ALBU_03           R00079   1356  1360  tggca
                     T00599; NF-1/L;Quality: 6; Species: rat, Rattus norvegicus.
HS$ALBU_02           R00078   2009  2014  ttggca

   The output consists of a title line then 5 columns separated by
   whitespace.

   The first column is the identifier of the entry.

   The second column is the Accession Number of the entry.

   The third and fourth columns are the start and end positions of the
   match in your input sequence.

   The fifth column is the sequence of the region where a match has been
   found.

   Binding factor information, where available, is given at the end of the
   matches for each matching entry.

Data files

   tfscan reads the TRANSFAC SITE data held in the EMBOSS data files:

     * tffungi
     * tfinsect
     * tfplant
     * tfvertebrate
     * tfother

   Your EMBOSS administrator will have to run the EMBOSS program tfextract
   in order to set these files up from the TRANSFAC distribution files.

   EMBOSS data files are distributed with the application and stored in
   the standard EMBOSS data directory, which is defined by the EMBOSS
   environment variable EMBOSS_DATA.

   To see the available EMBOSS data files, run:

% embossdata -showall

   To fetch one of the data files (for example 'Exxx.dat') into your
   current directory for you to inspect or modify, run:

% embossdata -fetch -file Exxx.dat


   Users can provide their own data files in their own directories.
   Project specific files can be put in the current directory, or for
   tidier directory listings in a subdirectory called ".embossdata". Files
   for all EMBOSS runs can be put in the user's home directory, or again
   in a subdirectory called ".embossdata".

   The directories are searched in the following order:
     * . (your current directory)
     * .embossdata (under your current directory)
     * ~/ (your home directory)
     * ~/.embossdata

Notes

   The TRANSFAC Database is a commercial database of eukaryotic cis-acting
   regulatory DNA elements and trans-acting factors. It covers the whole
   range from yeast to human. The site.dat data file from TRANSFAC
   contains information on individual (putatively) regulatory protein
   binding sites. It has been divided into the following taxonomic groups.
     * Fungi
     * Insects
     * Plants
     * Vertebrates
     * Other

   An old public domain version of TRANSFAC is available at:
   ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/transfac/transfac32.tar.Z

References

     * Nucleic Acids Res. 16: 1879-1902, 1988
     * BioTechForum - Advances in Molecular Genetics (J. Collins,A.J.
       Driesel, eds.) 4:95-108, 1991
     * Nucleic Acids Res. 20:3-26, 1992

Warnings

   Your EMBOSS administrator will have to run the EMBOSS program tfextract
   in order to set up the data files from the TRANSFAC distribution files.

Diagnostic Error Messages

   "EMBOSS An error in tfscan.c at line 82:
   Either EMBOSS_DATA undefined or TFEXTRACT needs running"

   This means that you should contact your EMBOSS administrator and ask
   them to run the tfextract program to set up the TRANSFAC data for
   EMBOSS.

Exit status

   It always exits with a status of 0.

Known bugs

   None.

See also

                    Program name                  Description
                    jaspscan     Scans DNA sequences for transcription factors

   Your             EMBOSS administrator will have to run the EMBOSS program tfextract
                    in order to set up the data files from the TRANSFAC distribution files.

Author(s)

   Alan             Bleasby (ajb (c) ebi.ac.uk)
   European         Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus,
   Hinxton,         Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK

History

   Written          Summer 2000 - Alan Bleasby

Target users

                    This program is intended to be used by everyone and everything, from
                    naive users to embedded scripts.

Comments

                    None
