Schema for GC-skew - GC-skew
  Database: hg38    Primary Table: GCskew    Row Count: 1   Data last updated: 2026-06-09
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fileName /data01/chenjy/rloopbase/uc...varchar(255) values

This table points to a file in BigWig format.

Sample Rows
 
fileName
/data01/chenjy/rloopbase/ucsc/gbdb/hg38/inhouse-tracks/bigwig/gcskew.bw

Note: all start coordinates in our database are 0-based, not 1-based.

GC-skew (GCskew) Track Description
 

Description

The genome was scanned with a 10-bp step sliding window. At each step, the window was extended 50 bp on both sides to form a 110-bp interval, and GC skew was calculated as (G-C)/(G+C). Adjacent windows with identical GC skew were merged into contiguous regions. As R-loop regions frequently exhibit positive GC skew, this track serves as one of the genomic features for assessing the reliability of R-loop formation.