Human transposable elements

Question

[Habil]

Hi, I need the human transposable element sequences in fasta format. I couldn't find any track on the UCSC Table Browser that has this information. Any idea how I cat get the sequences?

[agata88]

Try: output format: sequence

Best, Agata

[Habil]

It does not specify which repeat sequences are transposable element.

Answer 1

[Habil]

From the Wikipedia list of biological databases, I found a link to Repbase, which has sequence of transposable elements and other repeats of several organisms. I downloaded the fasta file as follows:

[colindaven]

Unfortunately, Repbase is now subscription only for downloads, at least as far as I can see.

"Subscription access only Please subscribe to Repbase or utilize an existing subscription."