Schema for RepeatMasker - Repeating Elements by RepeatMasker
  Database: DgriCAF1    Primary Table: rmsk    Row Count: 204,216   Data last updated: 2022-10-20
fieldexampleSQL type info
bin 585smallint(5) unsigned range
swScore 17951int(10) unsigned range
milliDiv 10int(10) unsigned range
milliDel 1int(10) unsigned range
milliIns 0int(10) unsigned range
genoName scaffold_0varchar(255) values
genoStart 4int(10) unsigned range
genoEnd 1966int(10) unsigned range
genoLeft -2204int(11) range
strand -char(1) values
repName Copia-1_DGri-Ivarchar(255) values
repClass LTRvarchar(255) values
repFamily Copiavarchar(255) values
repStart 0int(11) range
repEnd 4126int(11) range
repLeft 2164int(11) range
id 1char(1) values

Sample Rows
 
binswScoremilliDivmilliDelmilliInsgenoNamegenoStartgenoEndgenoLeftstrandrepNamerepClassrepFamilyrepStartrepEndrepLeftid
585179511010scaffold_041966-2204-Copia-1_DGri-ILTRCopia0412621641
58535001303scaffold_019572345-1825-RepeatScout_1283LTRCopia-78111087222
5851006365314scaffold_0234041700+RepeatScout_1351LTRGypsy12613188-25303
58514223211438scaffold_1027590+RepeatScout_5RCHelitron1220404
58515688251930scaffold_10022500+RepeatScout_5RCHelitron12188-165
585104051495238scaffold_100082355-100+Gypsy-5_DGri-ILTRGypsy792937-47246
58568541031scaffold_1000235524550+RepeatScout_37LINELOA197-43987
5859663432613scaffold_1000001211-5103+RepeatScout_33LINEJockey2491474-6838
585907444365scaffold_1000010932805-3509+RepeatScout_44LINEI-Jockey1142309
585182213763scaffold_1000019545425-889+RepeatScout_60LINEJockey1212601

Note: all start coordinates in our database are 0-based, not 1-based. See explanation here.

RepeatMasker (rmsk) Track Description
 

Description

This track was created by using Arian Smit's RepeatMasker program, which screens DNA sequences for interspersed repeats and low complexity DNA sequences. The program outputs a detailed annotation of the repeats that are present in the query sequence (represented by this track), as well as a modified version of the query sequence in which all the annotated repeats have been masked (generally available on the Downloads page). RepeatMasker uses the Repbase Update library of repeats from the Genetic Information Research Institute (GIRI). Repbase Update is described in Jurka, J. (2000) in the References section below.

Display Conventions and Configuration

In full display mode, this track displays up to ten different classes of repeats:

  • Short interspersed nuclear elements (SINE), which include ALUs
  • Long interspersed nuclear elements (LINE)
  • Long terminal repeat elements (LTR), which include retroposons
  • DNA repeat elements (DNA)
  • Simple repeats (micro-satellites)
  • Low complexity repeats
  • Satellite repeats
  • RNA repeats (including RNA, tRNA, rRNA, snRNA, scRNA)
  • Other repeats, which includes class RC (Rolling Circle)
  • Unknown

The level of color shading in the graphical display reflects the amount of base mismatch, base deletion, and base insertion associated with a repeat element. The higher the combined number of these, the lighter the shading.

Methods

UCSC has used the most current versions of the RepeatMasker software and repeat libraries available to generate these data. Note that these versions may be newer than those that are publicly available on the Internet.

Data are generated using the RepeatMasker -s flag. Additional flags may be used for certain organisms. Repeats are soft-masked. Alignments may extend through repeats, but are not permitted to initiate in them. See the FAQ for more information.

Credits

Thanks to Arian Smit and GIRI for providing the tools and repeat libraries used to generate this track.

References

Jurka J. Repbase update: a database and an electronic journal of repetitive elements. Trends Genet. 2000 Sep;16(9):418-20. PMID: 10973072