write_transfac {universalmotif}R Documentation

Export motifs in TRANSFAC format.

Description

Convert motifs to TRANSFAC format and write to file.

Usage

write_transfac(motifs, file, overwrite = FALSE, append = FALSE)

Arguments

motifs

See convert_motifs() for acceptable formats.

file

character(1) File name.

overwrite

logical(1) Overwrite existing file.

append

logical(1) Add to an existing file.

Value

NULL, invisibly.

Author(s)

Benjamin Jean-Marie Tremblay, b2tremblay@uwaterloo.ca

References

Wingender E, Dietze P, Karas H, Knuppel R (1996). “TRANSFAC: A Database on Transcription Factors and Their DNA Binding Sites.” Nucleic Acids Research, 24, 238-241.

See Also

read_transfac()

Other write_motifs: write_homer, write_jaspar, write_matrix, write_meme, write_motifs

Examples

jaspar <- read_jaspar(system.file("extdata", "jaspar.txt",
                                    package = "universalmotif"))
write_transfac(jaspar, tempfile())
[Package universalmotif version 1.4.10 Index]