Schema for RepeatMasker - Repeating Elements by RepeatMasker
  Database: DvirCAF1    Primary Table: rmsk    Row Count: 178,922   Data last updated: 2022-10-20
fieldexampleSQL type info
bin 585smallint(5) unsigned range
swScore 4923int(10) unsigned range
milliDiv 90int(10) unsigned range
milliDel 5int(10) unsigned range
milliIns 75int(10) unsigned range
genoName scaffold_0varchar(255) values
genoStart 5int(10) unsigned range
genoEnd 1616int(10) unsigned range
genoLeft -2760int(11) range
strand +char(1) values
repName RepeatScout_361varchar(255) values
repClass Unknownvarchar(255) values
repFamily Unknownvarchar(255) values
repStart 1int(11) range
repEnd 751int(11) range
repLeft -1831int(11) range
id 1char(1) values

Sample Rows
 
binswScoremilliDivmilliDelmilliInsgenoNamegenoStartgenoEndgenoLeftstrandrepNamerepClassrepFamilyrepStartrepEndrepLeftid
585492390575scaffold_051616-2760+RepeatScout_361UnknownUnknown1751-18311
5854776914107scaffold_05242452-1924-Helitron-2_DVirRCHelitron-818895312
585550283242scaffold_018702872-1504+RepeatScout_361UnknownUnknown1549-20333
5853824102587scaffold_028723602-774-Helitron-2_DVirRCHelitron-81889531634
585413299475scaffold_035984375-1-Helitron-2_DVirRCHelitron-818895345
585550283242scaffold_036023969-407+RepeatScout_361UnknownUnknown550751-18313
5855951045120scaffold_1098-4893+RepeatScout_1782UnknownUnknown3103-1046
58528310000scaffold_187127-4864-RepeatScout_4847RCHelitron-344567
585522688107scaffold_1981161-3830-Helitron-2N1_DVirRCHelitron-81889531628
58552819637scaffold_12032266-2725+RepeatScout_361UnknownUnknown1806-17769

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