[ACEDB 4_9 DOCUMENTATION]

ACEDB Version 4_9

User Guide To ACEDB ace2line & line2ace utilities

Originally written by
Cornel Lee & Dave Matthews <matthews@greengenes.cit.cornell.edu>, 1992

Acknowledgements

The scripts were written in 1992 by Cornel Lee at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab. His address at that time was clee@genome.lbl.gov.

Dave Matthews kindly forwarded the scripts to be included with the AceDB CVS repository.

Synopsis

ace2line.awk converts ACEDB .ace files to tab-delimited tables. line2ace.awk performs the reverse conversion.

Documentation is at the top of the scripts.

Description

This is a widely useful functionality and there is a script to do it. It was written for our project by Cornel Lee at LBL some years ago.

It's called ace2line.awk and its purpose is to select fields in arbitrary order from .ace file and create line-records.

The hard part about converting .ace data to CSV/tab-delimited is dealing with 1) multivalued fields and 2) compound (vector) fields. The script seems to do reasonable things for these.

A short example

INPUT -
  Sequence :
  DNA_homol

  Sequence : "Contig5002"
  DNA_homol BE443570 Phrap 587 1 587 1 587
  DNA_homol BE446512 Phrap 200 1 200 1 200

  Sequence : "Contig5003
  DNA_homol BE492786 Phrap 456 1 456 1 456
  DNA_homol BF473179 Phrap 538 157 692 4 538
  DNA_homol BE444401 Phrap 629 382 1010 1 629

OUTPUT -
  Sequence        DNA_homol
  Contig5002      BE443570 Phrap 587 1 587 1 587$BE446512 Phrap 200 1 200 1 200
  Contig5003      BE492786 Phrap 456 1 456 1 456$BF473179 Phrap 538 157 692 4 538$BE444401 Phrap 629 382 1010 1 629

and a longer one

INPUT -
/* Sample.ace: a sample input file for ace2line.awk */


 // Class Paper 
/***** Specification record for ace2nal.awk *****/

Paper :

Title
Author

Year

/***** end of the spec record  *****/


/************ .ace data ***********/
Paper : "?Paper"

Paper : "mazur-1987-aaaqb"
Title	 "Acetolactate synthase, the target enzyme of the sulfonylurea \
	herbicides"
So	 \
	"NATO-advanced-science-institutes-series-:-Series-A-:-Life-sciences \
	(USA). (1987). v. 140 p. 339-349"
DNAL	 "QH301.N32"
Year	 1987
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Falco-S-C"
Author	 "Knowlton-S"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Language	 "English"

Paper : "knowl-1988-aaauc"
Title	 "Creation and field testing of sulfonylurea-resistant crops"
So	 "Fraley,-R.T.; Frey,-N.M.; Schell,-J. (eds.). Genetic \
	improvements of agriculturally important crops : progress and issues. \
	Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (USA). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 1988. \
	p. 55-60"
DNAL	 "QK981.5.G464"
Year	 1988
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Knowlton-S"
Author	 "Arntzen-C-J"
Language	 "English"

Paper : "mazur-1987-aaadc"
Title	 "Acetolactate synthase, the target enzyme of the sulfonylurea \
	herbicides"
So	 "Plant molecular biology. Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study \
	Institute, 10-19 June, 1987, Carlsberg Lab., Copenhagen, Denmark \
	[edited by Wettstein, D. von; Chua, N. H.]. 1987, 339-349; 18 ref., \
	in NATO ASI Series A, Life Sciences Vol. 140. New York, USA; Plenum \
	Press"
Year	 1987
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Falco-S-C"
Author	 "Knowlton-S"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Language	 "English"

Paper : "mazur-1987-aaapv"
Title	 "Isolation and characterization of plant genes coding for \
	acetolactate synthase, the target enzyme for two classes of \
	herbicides"
So	 "Plant-physiology (USA). (Dec 1987). v. 85(4) p. 1110-1117"
DNAL	 "450 P692"
Year	 1987
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Author	 "Chui-C-F"
Language	 "English"

Paper : "smith-1989-aaauz"
Title	 "Functional expression of plant acetolactate synthase genes in \
	Escherichia coli"
So	 \
	"Proceedings-of-the-National-Academy-of-Sciences-of-the-United-States-o\
	f-America (USA). (Jun 1989). v. 86(11) p. 4179-4183"
DNAL	 "500 N21P"
Year	 1989
Institution	 "Agric. Prod. Dep., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Exp. \
	Stn. E402,Wilmington, DE 19880-0402, USA"
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Author	 "Schloss-J-V"
Type	 "Journal Article"
Language	 "English"
Keyword	 "algae"
Keyword	 "Escherichia coli"
Keyword	 "expression of cloned genes"
Keyword	 "gene expression"
Keyword	 "Gene manipulation"
Keyword	 "Genetic engineering"
Keyword	 "acetolactate synthase"

Paper : "haugh-1987-aabsb"
Title	 "AN ARABIDOPSIS ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE GENE IN TOBACCO CONFERS \
	RESISTANCE TO SULFONYLUREA HERBICIDES"
Journal	 "INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS ABSTRACTS"
So	 "XIVTH INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS, BERLIN, WEST GERMANY, \
	JULY  24-AUGUST 1, 1987. INT BOT CONGR ABSTR 17. 1987. 71"
Year	 1987
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Author	 "Somerville-C-R"
Author	 "Haughn-G-W"
Keyword	 "selectable marker"
Keyword	 "plant transformation"

Paper : "chui--1987-aadad"
Title	 "ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT GENES CODING FOR \
	ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE THE TARGET ENZYME FOR TWO CLASSES OF HERBICIDES"
Journal	 "PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (BETHESDA)"
Year	 1987
Volume	 85
Page	 1110 1117
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Author	 "Chui-C-F"
Keyword	 "Nicotiana tabacum"
Keyword	 "yeast"
Keyword	 "bacterial isozymes"
Keyword	 "homology"
Keyword	 "valine"
Keyword	 "isoleucine"
Keyword	 "leucine"
Keyword	 "sulfonyl urea"
Keyword	 "imidazolinones"
Keyword	 "amino acid sequences"

Paper : "mazur-1989-aadew"
Title	 "FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION OF PLANT ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE GENES IN \
	ESCHERICHIA-COLI"
Journal	 "PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE \
	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
Year	 1989
Volume	 86
Page	 4179 4183
Author	 "Mazur-B-J"
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Author	 "Schloss-J-V"
Keyword	 "EC 4.1.3.18"
Keyword	 "chloroplast"
Keyword	 "transit peptide"
Keyword	 "herbicide"
Keyword	 "amino acid biosynthesis"

Paper : "marti-1987-aabrk"
Title	 "TRANSCRIPTION OF ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE GENES IN HIGHER PLANTS"
Journal	 "PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (BETHESDA)"
So	 "ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS, \
	ST.  LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA, JULY 19-23, 1987. PLANT PHYSIOL (BETHESDA) \
	83 (4  SUPPL.). 1987. 16"
Year	 1987
Author	 "Smith-J-K"
Author	 "Martin-S-J"
Keyword	 "Nicotiana tabacum"
Keyword	 "regulation"

Paper : "hepbu-1987-aaaqc"
Title	 "DNA methylation in plants"
So	 "Developmental-genetics (USA). (1987). v. 8(5/6) p. 475-493"
DNAL	 "QH426.D32"
Year	 1987
Author	 "Hepburn-A-G"
Author	 "Belanger-F-C"
Author	 "Mattheis-J-R"
Language	 "English"

Paper : "belan-1987-aadaj"
Title	 "DNA methylation in plants"
Journal	 "DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS"
Year	 1987
Volume	 8
Page	 475 494
Author	 "Hepburn-A-G"
Author	 "Belander-F-C"
Author	 "Mattheis-J-B"
Keyword	 "Zea sp"

 /*#########################*/ 



OUTPUT -
Paper	Title	Author	Year

?Paper			
mazur-1987-aaaqb	Acetolactate synthase, the target enzyme of the sulfonylurea herbicides	Mazur-B-J$Falco-S-C$Knowlton-S$Smith-J-K	1987
knowl-1988-aaauc	Creation and field testing of sulfonylurea-resistant crops	Mazur-B-J$Knowlton-S$Arntzen-C-J	1988
mazur-1987-aaadc	Acetolactate synthase, the target enzyme of the sulfonylurea herbicides	Mazur-B-J$Falco-S-C$Knowlton-S$Smith-J-K	1987
mazur-1987-aaapv	Isolation and characterization of plant genes coding for acetolactate synthase, the target enzyme for two classes of herbicides	Mazur-B-J$Smith-J-K$Chui-C-F	1987
smith-1989-aaauz	Functional expression of plant acetolactate synthase genes in Escherichia coli	Mazur-B-J$Smith-J-K$Schloss-J-V	1989
haugh-1987-aabsb	AN ARABIDOPSIS ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE GENE IN TOBACCO CONFERS RESISTANCE TO SULFONYLUREA HERBICIDES	Mazur-B-J$Smith-J-K$Somerville-C-R$Haughn-G-W	1987
chui--1987-aadad	ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT GENES CODING FOR ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE THE TARGET ENZYME FOR TWO CLASSES OF HERBICIDES	Mazur-B-J$Smith-J-K$Chui-C-F	1987
mazur-1989-aadew	FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION OF PLANT ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE GENES IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI	Mazur-B-J$Smith-J-K$Schloss-J-V	1989
marti-1987-aabrk	TRANSCRIPTION OF ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE GENES IN HIGHER PLANTS	Smith-J-K$Martin-S-J	1987
hepbu-1987-aaaqc	DNA methylation in plants	Hepburn-A-G$Belanger-F-C$Mattheis-J-R	1987
belan-1987-aadaj	DNA methylation in plants	Hepburn-A-G$Belander-F-C$Mattheis-J-B	1987


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