# The MEME Suite

## Motif-based sequence analysis tools

## jaspar2meme

### Usage:

`jaspar2meme [options] <file_name | directory_name>`

### Description

Convert a file of motifs in JASPAR 2014 or 2016 PFM format or a directory of JASPAR files in one of the three old JASPAR formats (SITES, PFM or CM) into a MEME motif suitable for use with MEME Suite programs.

### Inputs

#### `file_name`

The file contains motifs in JASPAR 2014 or 2016 PFM format. In these formats, each motif is preceded by a header line that begins with '>' and is followed by a unique identifier (e.g., 'MA0001.1'). An optional second identifier can follow the first (e.g., 'SEP4'). JASPAR 2016 PFM format includes the letter at the beginning of each line and square brackets around the line of counts.

#### `directory_name`

A directory containing one or more JASPAR motif files in one of the following three formats.

##### JASPAR PFM Format

This format describes a motif in terms of a count matrix where the rows correspond to A, C, G and T respectively. The JASPAR count file names are expected to end with the `.pfm` extension.

##### JASPAR Sites Format

This format describes a motif in terms of a multiple alignment of sites. It contains a multiple alignment in modified FASTA format. Only capitalized sequence letters are part of the alignment. The sites formatted file names are expected to end with the `.sites` extension.

##### CM Format

This format describes a motif in terms of a count matrix with each row preceded by the letters `A|`, `C|`, `G|` and `T|`. The CM count file names are expected to end with the `.cm` extension.

### Outputs

### Options

Option | Parameter | Description | Default Behavior
--- | --- | --- | ---
General Options
-bundle |  | Read motifs in JASPAR 2014 or JASPAR 2016 PFM format from the file named `file_name`. The lines may be in any order but the MEME matrices will be output with the lines in the standard order (e.g., ACGT for DNA). | Read JASPAR SITES files (`.sites`) from `directory_name`.
-pfm |  | Read JASPAR PFM files (`.pfm`) from `directory_name`. | Read JASPAR SITES files (`.sites`) from `directory_name`.
-cm |  | Read JASPAR CM files (`.cm`) with line labels `A|` etc. from directory `directory_name`. | Read JASPAR SITES files (`.sites`) from `directory_name`.
-strands | 1|2 | Specify if a single strand or both strands were considered to create the motif. | Defaults to reporting that both strands were scanned.

### Example Input Formats

#### New PFM Format Example

    >MA0002.1 RUNX1
    10   12    4    1    2    2    0    0    0    8   13
     2    2    7    1    0    8    0    0    1    2    2
     3    1    1    0   23    0   26   26    0    0    4
    11   11   14   24    1   16    0    0   25   16    7

#### Old PFM Format Example

     0  3 79 40 66 48 65 11 65  0
    94 75  4  3  1  2  5  2  3  3
     1  0  3  4  1  0  5  3 28 88
     2 19 11 50 29 47 22 81  1  6

#### SITES Format Example

    >MA0024 E2F     1
    aTTTGGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     2
    TTTGGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     3
    TTTGGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     4
    TTTGGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     5
    TTTCGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     6
    TTTCGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     7
    TTTCGCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     8
    TTTGCCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     9
    TTTCCCGC
    >MA0024 E2F     10
    TTTGGCGG

#### CM Format Example

    A|  0  3 79 40 66 48 65 11 65  0
    C| 94 75  4  3  1  2  5  2  3  3
    G|  1  0  3  4  1  0  5  3 28 88
    T|  2 19 11 50 29 47 22 81  1  6