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Output Files

Carolina Monzó edited this page Dec 15, 2025 · 1 revision

Directory Structure

output_directory/
├── hub.txt                              # Main hub configuration
├── genomes.txt                          # Genome assembly mapping
├── README.md                            # Hub documentation
├── {genome}_classification.txt          # Copy of classification file
├── {genome}_sqanti3.bb                  # Main bigBed with all transcripts
├── {genome}_sqanti3_full-splice_match.bb      # Category-specific bigBed
├── {genome}_sqanti3_incomplete-splice_match.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_novel_in_catalog.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_novel_not_in_catalog.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_genic.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_antisense.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_fusion.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_intergenic.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_genic_intron.bb
├── {genome}_sqanti3_track.html          # Main track documentation
├── {genome}_sqanti3_*.html              # Category track documentation
├── {output}_{genome}_SQANTI3_Hub.html   # Hub description page
├── {genome}/
│   ├── trackDb.txt                      # Track configuration
│   ├── groups.txt                       # Track groups
│   ├── trix.ix                          # Trix search index
│   └── trix.ixx                         # Trix search index
└── table_reports/                       # (if --tables flag used)
    ├── full-splice_match_isoforms.html
    ├── incomplete-splice_match_isoforms.html
    ├── novel_in_catalog_isoforms.html
    └── ...                              # One HTML per category

File Descriptions

Hub Configuration Files

File Description
hub.txt Main hub entry point - contains hub name, email, and references
genomes.txt Maps genome assembly to trackDb location
trackDb.txt Defines all tracks, filters, and display settings
groups.txt Defines track groups for organization

BigBed Files

File Description
{genome}_sqanti3.bb All transcripts colored by structural category
{genome}_sqanti3_{category}.bb Transcripts of a single category
{genome}_star_sj.bb STAR splice junctions (if --star-sj used)

Trix Index Files

File Description
trix.ix Main search index
trix.ixx Secondary index for efficient lookups

Documentation Files

File Description
README.md Hub usage instructions
{genome}_sqanti3_track.html Filter documentation for main track
{genome}_sqanti3_{category}.html Filter documentation for category tracks
{output}_{genome}_SQANTI3_Hub.html Hub description page

HTML Reports (with --tables)

File Description
{category}_isoforms.html Interactive table with all columns, filters, and export

BigBed Format

The bigBed files use BED12+N format where N is the number of extra columns from the classification file.

Standard BED12 Columns

Column Description
chrom Chromosome
chromStart Start position
chromEnd End position
name Isoform ID
score Score (0-1000)
strand + or -
thickStart CDS start
thickEnd CDS end
itemRgb Color (RGB)
blockCount Number of exons
blockSizes Exon sizes
chromStarts Exon starts

Extra Columns

All columns from the classification file are included, such as:

  • structural_category
  • associated_gene
  • associated_transcript
  • coding
  • iso_exp
  • FL
  • And many more...

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