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Title |
MULTBLAST: A web application for multiple BLAST searches |
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Authors |
Taliah Mittler1, Marcel Levy2, Chad Feller2, Karen Schlauch1,* |
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Affiliation |
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno; 2Center for Bioinformatics, University of Nevada, Reno |
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775-784-6236 |
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775-784-1312 |
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Article Type |
Server
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Date |
Received September 19, 2010; Accepted September 28, 2010; Published November 1, 2010 |
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Abstract |
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, (BLAST) allows the comparison of a query sequence/s to a database of sequences and identifies those sequences that are similar to the query above a user-defined threshold. We have developed a user friendly web application, MULTBLAST, that runs a series of BLAST searches on a user-supplied list of proteins against one or more target protein or nucleotide databases. The application pre-processes the data, launches each individual BLAST search on the University of Nevada, Reno’s-TimeLogic DeCypher® system (available from Active Motif, Inc.) and retrieves and combines all the results into a simple, easy to read output file. The output file presents the list of the query proteins, followed by the BLAST results for the matching sequences from each target database in consecutive columns. This format is especially useful for either comparing the results from the different target databases, or analyzing the results while keeping the identification of each target database separate. |
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Availability |
The application is available at the URL: http://blastpipe.biochem.unr.edu/. A user name and password will be freely e-mailed upon request |
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Keywords |
BLAST, Web application, Multiple BLAST searches. |
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Citation |
Schlauch et al. Bioinformation, 5 (5) 224-226, 2010 |
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Edited by |
Martin Gollery
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ISSN |
0973-2063
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License |
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. |