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Welcome to the supporting website for TFBS-Scanner.

TFBS-Scanner is the program for predicting transcription factor binding site (TFBS) for a given DNA sequences based on the vertebrate Positional Weight Matrix (PWM) from TRANSFAC version 7.0 public databases

● Citation
Identification of co-occurring transcription factor binding sites from DNA sequence using clustered position weight matrices
Young Min Oh; Jong Kyoung Kim; Seungjin Choi; Joo-Yeon Yoo
Nucleic Acids Research 2011; doi: 10.1093/nar/gkr1252

● 'Manual' menu for TFBS-Scanner
You can get the explanation how you can use TFBS-Scanner for TFBS prediction.

● 'Downloads' menu
You can get the original source file (TF-PWM network.cys) and pdf files for each CC to view the detail TF-PWM network results using Cytoscape program.
You can also get the original source file (PPI in TF-PWM network.cys) and pdf files for PPI in each CC to view the detail PPI in TF-PWM network results using Cytoscape program.
You can download program source for TFBS-Scanner in this menu.

● DISCLAIMER!
We notice the DISCLAIMER of 'TRANFAC database ver 7.0 -public'.
The TRANSFAC database is free for users from non-profit organizations only.
Users from commercial enterprises have to license the TRANSFAC databases and accompanying programs.

You can get the detail information about visit 'TRANFAC database ver 7.0 -public' through below
http://www.gene-regulation.com/cgi-bin/pub/databases/transfac/search.cgi
(You need a registration.)

● Reference
Matys V, et al. 'TRANSFAC and its module TRANSCompel: transcriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes.' Nucleic Acids Res. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D108-10.