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JASPAR organizes matrix profiles from multiple species in multiple taxonomic groups. Use this function to retrieve a list of available species in a JASPAR database release.

Usage

rba_jaspar_species(release = 2026, search = NULL, order = NULL, ...)

Arguments

release

Numeric: (default = 2026) Which JASPAR database release to use? Available options are: 2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, and 2014.

Character: A search term.

order

Character: A character string or a vector of character strings of field names that will be used to order the results.
Providing multiple field names is supported. You can also use the prefix "-" before a field name to indicate reverse ordering.

...

rbioapi option(s). See rba_options's arguments manual for more information on available options.

Value

A data frame with information on available species.

Corresponding API Resources

"GET https://jaspar.elixir.no/api/v1/species/"

References

  • Baydar Ovek D, et al. JASPAR 2026: expansion of transcription factor binding profiles and integration of deep learning models. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026;54(D1):D184-D193; doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1209

  • Khan, A. and Mathelier, A. JASPAR RESTful API: accessing JASPAR data from any programming language. Bioinformatics, 2017, doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btx804

  • JASPAR API Documentation

  • Citations note on JASPAR website

Examples

# \donttest{
rba_jaspar_species(release = 2026)
# }