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TRANSFAC

Transfac is the transcription factor binding site database. It is available by anonymous FTP.[*] Unpacking the distribution reveals a file called site.dat. This is the one EMBOSS needs.

Run TFEXTRACT to extract the data from TRANSFAC.


% tfextract
Extract data from TRANSFAC
Full pathname of transfac SITE.DAT: /databases/transfac/site.dat
TFSCAN can now access the TRANSFAC database.



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