Thanks, this sounds like what I am looking for!

~Lucas

Angie Hinrichs wrote:
> Hi Max and Lucas,
>
>   
>> psl2sam.pl in samtools might be a good starting point (though I guess
>> it's not the complete answer as it does not parse the fasta file):
>>     
>
> This thread offers a couple alternative scripts to include the fasta:
>
> http://generic-model-organism-system-database.450254.n5.nabble.com/Getting-sequences-into-a-BAM-file-td454848.html
>
> Cheers,
> Angie
>
> ----- "Maximilian Haussler" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: "Maximilian Haussler" <[email protected]>
>> To: "Mary Goldman" <[email protected]>
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 2:23:53 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>> Subject: Re: [Genome] Custom Tracks Resembling WebBLAT Alignments
>>
>> Hi Lucas,
>> psl2sam.pl in samtools might be a good starting point (though I guess
>> it's not the complete answer as it does not parse the fasta file):
>> http://samtools.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/samtools/trunk/samtools/misc/psl2sam.pl?revision=423&view=markup
>>
>> You could then convert from sam to bam with samtools.
>>
>> cheers
>> Max
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:55 AM, Mary Goldman <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Lucas,
>>>
>>> In order to see alignment coloring, you need to have the sequence.
>>> WebBlat generates a psl plus a fasta file containing the original
>>> sequence, which is uses to display the alignment. Unfortunately, we
>>>       
>> do
>>     
>>> not support pslx formats as custom tracks. However, if you turn can
>>>       
>> your
>>     
>>> psl file and fasta file into a BAM file, then you should be able to
>>>       
>> see
>>     
>>> all of the alignment coloring available in webBlat. This page
>>>       
>> should
>>     
>>> help you get started:
>>>       
>> http://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/bam.html.
>>     
>>> I hope this information is helpful.  Please feel free to contact
>>>       
>> the
>>     
>>> mail list again if you require further assistance.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Mary
>>> ------------------
>>> Mary Goldman
>>> UCSC Bioinformatics Group
>>>
>>> On 7/29/10 11:43 AM, Lucas Swanson wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Thanks Vanessa.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to emulate this sort of display with any of the
>>>>         
>> custom
>>     
>>>> track formats available?
>>>>
>>>> I have looked into it somewhat and none of the custom track
>>>>         
>> formats seem
>>     
>>>> to support multiple colours in a single track line.
>>>>
>>>> Does webBLAT use pslx formatted data for the tracks it displays in
>>>>         
>> the
>>     
>>>> Genome Browser? Can custom tracks be in pslx format?
>>>>
>>>> ~Thanks,
>>>> Lucas
>>>>
>>>> Vanessa Kirkup Swing wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Dear Lucas,
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, we don't support this in psl customTracks because
>>>>>           
>> the plain psl does not have the necessary information for a detailed
>> alignment, i.e. where every substitution is.
>>     
>>>>> Please don't hesitate to contact the mailing list if you have
>>>>>           
>> further questions.
>>     
>>>>> Vanessa Kirkup Swing
>>>>> UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Group
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Lucas Swanson"<[email protected]>
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:55:28 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada
>>>>>           
>> Pacific
>>     
>>>>> Subject: [Genome] Custom Tracks Resembling WebBLAT Alignments
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> When webBLAT is used to align a sequence, and then the alignment
>>>>>           
>> is
>>     
>>>>> viewed in the Genome Browser,
>>>>> "alignments of nucleotides use color to highlight differences as
>>>>>           
>> follows:
>>     
>>>>>      * *red:* Genome and query sequence have different bases at
>>>>>           
>> this
>>     
>>>>>        position.
>>>>>      * *orange:* The query sequence has an insertion (or genome
>>>>>           
>> has a
>>     
>>>>>        deletion / alignment gap) at this point.
>>>>>      * *purple:* The query sequence extends beyond the end of the
>>>>>           
>> alignment.
>>     
>>>>>      * *green:* The query sequence appears to have a polyA tail
>>>>>           
>> which is
>>     
>>>>>        not aligned to the genome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, when the alignment has gaps for both genome and query
>>>>>           
>> sequence,
>>     
>>>>> double horizontal lines are drawn."
>>>>>
>>>>> However, if command-line BLAT is used to do the alignment, and
>>>>>           
>> then the
>>     
>>>>> psl output file added to the Genome Browser as a custom track,
>>>>>           
>> all of
>>     
>>>>> this colour and double-line information is lost.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any way to make a custom track that retains this
>>>>>           
>> information in
>>     
>>>>> any way?
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Thanks,
>>>>> Lucas Swanson
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