def readTable_ucsc(table_f):
    """
    Make sure that the UCSC table has chrom, strand, exonStarts, 
    exonEnds, and geneID in the correct columns.
    """
    data = []
    for line in open(table_f):
        if line.startswith('#'):
            continue
        else:
            vals = line.strip().split('\t')
            item = [vals[2], vals[9], vals[10], vals[3], vals[12]]
            data.append(item)
    return data
