This is a test version of Biostars. For the public version, visit https://www.biostars.org.
Script for making exon file

Hi everyone, I have an exon.fasta file which looks like ---

>ENSE00002234944
TTAACTTGCCGTCAGCCTTTTCTTTGACCTCTTCTTTCTGTTCATGTGTATTTGCTGTCTCTTAGCCCAGACTTCCCGTGTCCTTTCCACCGGGCCTTTGAGAGGTCACAGGGTCTTGATGCTGTGGTCTTCATCTGCAGGTGTCTGACTTCCAGCAACTGC
TGGCCTGTGCCAGGGTGCAAGCTGAGCACTGGAGTGGAGTTTTCCTGTGGAGAGGAGCCATGCCTAGAGTGGGATGGGCCATTGTTCATCTTCTGGCCCCTGTTGTCTGCATGTAACTTAATACCACAACCAGGCATAGGGGAAAGATTGGAGGAAAGATGA
GTGAGAGCATCAACTTCTCTCACAACCTAGGCCA
>ENSE00001746346
CAGGGCCATCAGGCACCAAAGGGATTCTGCCAGCATAGTGCTCCTGGACCAGTGATACACCCGGCACCCTGTCCTGGACACGCTGTTGGCCTGGATCTGAGCCCTGGTGGAGGTCAAAGCCACCTTTGGTTCTGCCATTGCTGCTGTGTGGAA
>ENSE00002312635
CAGGGCCATCAGGCACCAAAGGGATTCTGCCAGCATAGTGCTCCTGGACCAGTGATACACCCGGCACCCTGTCCTGGACACGCTGTTGGCCTGGATCTGAGCCCTGGTGGAGGTCAAAGCCACCTTTGGTTCTGCCATTGCTGCTGTGTGGAAGTTCACTCC
TGCCTTTTCCTTTCCCTAGAGCCTCCACCACCCCGAGATCACATTTCTCACTGCCTTTTGTCTGCCCAGTTTCACCAGAAGTAGGCCTCTTCCTGACAGGCAGCTGCACCACTGCCTGGCGCTGTGCCCTTCCTTTGCTCTGCCCGCTGGAGACGGTGTTTG
TCATGGGCCTGGTCTGCAGGGATCCTGCTACAAAGGTGAAACCCAGGAGAGTGTGGAGTCCAGAGTGTTGCCAGGACCCAGGCACAGGCATTAGTGCCCGTTGGAGAAAACAGGGGAATCCCGAAGAAATGGTGGGTCCTGGCCATCCGTGAGATCTTCCCA
GGGCAGCTCCCCTCTGTGGAATCCAATCTGTCTTCCATCCTGCGTGGCCGAGGGCCAGGCTTCTCACTGGGCCTCTGCAGGAGGCTGCCATTTGTCCTGCCCACCTTCTTAGAAGCGAGACGGAGCAGACCCATCTGCTACTGCCCTTTCTATAATAACTAA
AGTTAGCTGCCCTGGACTATTCACCCCCTAGTCTCAATTTAAGAAGATCCCCATGGCCACAGGGCCCCTGCCTGGGGGCTTGTCACCTCCCCCACCTTCTTCCTGAGTCATTCCTGCAGCCTTGCTCCCTAACCTGCCCCACAGCCTTGCCTGGATTTCTAT
CTCCCTGGCTTGGTGCCAGTTCCTCCAAGTCGATGGCACCTCCCTCCCTCTCAACCACTTGAGCAAACTCCAAGACATCTTCTACCCCAACACCAGCAATTGTGCCAAGGGCCATTAGGCTCTCAGCATGACTATTTTTAGAGACCCCGTGTCTGTCACTGA
AACCTTTTTTGTGGGAGACTATTCCTCCCATCTGCAACAGCTGCCCCTGCTGACTGCCCTTCTCTCCTCCCTCTCATCCCAGAGAAACAGGTCAGCTGGGAGCTTCTGCCCCCACTGCCTAGGGACCAACAGGGGCAGGAGGCAGTCACTGACCCCGAGACG
TTTGCATCCTGCACAGCTAGAGATCCTTTATTAAAAGCACACTGTTGGTTTCTG

I want to cut each exon in 2 half and join the 2nd half upstream to the 1st half. So can anyone tell me how to do it? See the example below like this: 1-This is the origional exon

>ENSE00002234944
TTAACTTGCCGTCAGCCTTTTCTTTGACCTCTTCTTTCTGTTCATGTGTATTTGCTGTCTCTTAGCCCAGACTTCCCGTGTCCTTTCCACCGGGCCTTTGAGAGGTCACAGGGTCTTGATGCTGTGGTCTTCATCTGCAGGTGTCTGACTTCCAGCAACTGC
TGGCCTGTGCCAGGGTGCAAGCTGAGCACTGGAGTGGAGTTTTCCTGTGGAGAGGAGCCATGCCTAGAGTGGGATGGGCCATTGTTCATCTTCTGGCCCCTGTTGTCTGCATGTAACTTAATACCACAACCAGGCATAGGGGAAAGATTGGAGGAAAGATGA
GTGAGAGCATCAACTTCTCTCACAACCTAGGCCA

2-I just divide the exon in 2 half then attach the 2nd half upstream to the 1st half then it looks like this:

CCTGTGCCAGGGTGCAAGCTGAGCACTGGAGTGGAGTTTTCCTGTGGAGAGGAGCCATGCCTAGAGTGGGATGGGCCATTGTTCATCTTCTGGCCCCTGTTGTCTGCATGTAACTTAATACCACAACCAGGCATAGGGGAAAGATTGGAGGAAAGATGAGTGAGAGCATCAACTTCTCTCACAACCTAGGCCA
TTAACTTGCCGTCAGCCTTTTCTTTGACCTCTTCTTTCTGTTCATGTGTATTTGCTGTCTCTTAGCCCAGACTTCCCGTGTCCTTTCCACCGGGCCTTTGAGAGGTCACAGGGTCTTGATGCTGTGGTCTTCATCTGCAGGTGTCTGACTTCCAGCAACTGCTGG

3-So i want create new fasta file like above for whole exon.fasta file in single command. So can you please tell me how to do it. Thanks in advance.

exon fasta

Out of curiosity why do you need to do this?

with seqkit and awk (seqkit linearizes fasta):

seqkit seq -w 0 file.fa  | awk -v OFS="\n" '/^>/ {getline seq}{L=length(seq); L2=int(L/2); print $0, substr(seq,L2+1) substr(seq,1,L2) }'

output:

>ENSE00002234944
CAAGCTGAGCACTGGAGTGGAGTTTTCCTGTGGAGAGGAGCCATGCCTAGAGTGGGATGGGCCATTGTTCATCTTCTGGCCCCTGTTGTCTGCATGTAACTTAATACCACAACCAGGCATAGGGGAAAGATTGGAGGAAAGATGAGTGAGAGCATCAACTTCTCTCACAACCTAGGCCATTAACTTGCCGTCAGCCTTTTCTTTGACCTCTTCTTTCTGTTCATGTGTATTTGCTGTCTCTTAGCCCAGACTTCCCGTGTCCTTTCCACCGGGCCTTTGAGAGGTCACAGGGTCTTGATGCTGTGGTCTTCATCTGCAGGTGTCTGACTTCCAGCAACTGCTGGCCTGTGCCAGGGTG
>ENSE00001746346
GACACGCTGTTGGCCTGGATCTGAGCCCTGGTGGAGGTCAAAGCCACCTTTGGTTCTGCCATTGCTGCTGTGTGGAACAGGGCCATCAGGCACCAAAGGGATTCTGCCAGCATAGTGCTCCTGGACCAGTGATACACCCGGCACCCTGTCCTG
>ENSE00002312635
TTAGAAGCGAGACGGAGCAGACCCATCTGCTACTGCCCTTTCTATAATAACTAAAGTTAGCTGCCCTGGACTATTCACCCCCTAGTCTCAATTTAAGAAGATCCCCATGGCCACAGGGCCCCTGCCTGGGGGCTTGTCACCTCCCCCACCTTCTTCCTGAGTCATTCCTGCAGCCTTGCTCCCTAACCTGCCCCACAGCCTTGCCTGGATTTCTATCTCCCTGGCTTGGTGCCAGTTCCTCCAAGTCGATGGCACCTCCCTCCCTCTCAACCACTTGAGCAAACTCCAAGACATCTTCTACCCCAACACCAGCAATTGTGCCAAGGGCCATTAGGCTCTCAGCATGACTATTTTTAGAGACCCCGTGTCTGTCACTGAAACCTTTTTTGTGGGAGACTATTCCTCCCATCTGCAACAGCTGCCCCTGCTGACTGCCCTTCTCTCCTCCCTCTCATCCCAGAGAAACAGGTCAGCTGGGAGCTTCTGCCCCCACTGCCTAGGGACCAACAGGGGCAGGAGGCAGTCACTGACCCCGAGACGTTTGCATCCTGCACAGCTAGAGATCCTTTATTAAAAGCACACTGTTGGTTTCTGCAGGGCCATCAGGCACCAAAGGGATTCTGCCAGCATAGTGCTCCTGGACCAGTGATACACCCGGCACCCTGTCCTGGACACGCTGTTGGCCTGGATCTGAGCCCTGGTGGAGGTCAAAGCCACCTTTGGTTCTGCCATTGCTGCTGTGTGGAAGTTCACTCCTGCCTTTTCCTTTCCCTAGAGCCTCCACCACCCCGAGATCACATTTCTCACTGCCTTTTGTCTGCCCAGTTTCACCAGAAGTAGGCCTCTTCCTGACAGGCAGCTGCACCACTGCCTGGCGCTGTGCCCTTCCTTTGCTCTGCCCGCTGGAGACGGTGTTTGTCATGGGCCTGGTCTGCAGGGATCCTGCTACAAAGGTGAAACCCAGGAGAGTGTGGAGTCCAGAGTGTTGCCAGGACCCAGGCACAGGCATTAGTGCCCGTTGGAGAAAACAGGGGAATCCCGAAGAAATGGTGGGTCCTGGCCATCCGTGAGATCTTCCCAGGGCAGCTCCCCTCTGTGGAATCCAATCTGTCTTCCATCCTGCGTGGCCGAGGGCCAGGCTTCTCACTGGGCCTCTGCAGGAGGCTGCCATTTGTCCTGCCCACCTTC

ranges joined:

$ seqkit seq -w 0 file.fa  | awk -v OFS="\t" '/^>/ {getline seq}{L=length(seq); L2=int(length(seq)/2); print $0, "Total bases: " L,  L2+1 " to last base downstream ",  1 " to " L2 " bases" }'

>ENSE00002234944    Total bases: 358    180 to last base downstream     1 to 179 bases
>ENSE00001746346    Total bases: 153    77 to last base downstream  1 to 76 bases
>ENSE00002312635    Total bases: 1188   595 to last base downstream     1 to 594 bases

if you don't want to use seqkit, you can use awk script to flatten fasta file, you can use awk '{if(NR==1) {print $0} else {if($0 ~ /^>/) {print "\n"$0} else {printf $0}}}' file.fa instead of seqkit seq -w 0 file.fa

THANKS, it also works very well.

1 answer

linearize and reformat with awk:

 cat input.fa  | awk '/^>/ {printf("%s%s\t",(N>0?"\n":""),$0);N++;next;} {printf("%s",$0);} END {printf("\n");}' |\
awk -F '\t' '{L=length($2);L2=L/2;printf("%s\n%s\n%s\n",$1,substr($2,L2+1),substr($2,1,L2));}'

hey Pierre Lindenbaum thanks its working but they are not combined they are in different lines see below example:

>ENSE00002234944
CAAGCTGAGCACTGGAGTGGAGTTTTCCTGTGGAGAGGAGCCATGCCTAGAGTGGGATGGGCCATTGTTCATCTTCTGGCCCCTGTTGTCTGCATGTAACTTAATACCACAACCAGGCATAGGGGAAAGATTGGAGGAAAGATGAGTGAGAGCATCAACTTCTCTCACAACCTAGGCCA
TTAACTTGCCGTCAGCCTTTTCTTTGACCTCTTCTTTCTGTTCATGTGTATTTGCTGTCTCTTAGCCCAGACTTCCCGTGTCCTTTCCACCGGGCCTTTGAGAGGTCACAGGGTCTTGATGCTGTGGTCTTCATCTGCAGGTGTCTGACTTCCAGCAACTGCTGGCCTGTGCCAGGGTG

I want my final output like this can you help me how to do this.

>ENSE00002234944
CAAGCTGAGCACTGGAGTGGAGTTTTCCTGTGGAGAGGAGCCATGCCTAGAGTGGGATGGGCCATTGTTCATCTTCTGGCCCCTGTTGTCTGCATGTAACTTAATACCACAACCAGGCATAGGGGAAAGATTGGAGGAAAGATGAGTGAGAGCATCAACTTCTCTCACAACCTAGGCCATTAACTTGCCGTCAGCCTTTTCTTTGACCTCTTCTTTCTGTTCATGTGTATTTGCTGTCTCTTAGCCCAGACTTCCCGTGTCCTTTCCACCGGGCCTTTGAGAGGTCACAGGGTCTTGATGCTGTGGTCTTCATCTGCAGGTGTCTGACTTCCAGCAACTGCTGGCCTGTGCCAGGGTG

Thanks in advance

Log in to answer this question.