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Using reconfigurable hardware to accelerate multiple sequence alignment with ClustalW.

Tim Oliver1, Bertil Schmidt, Darran Nathan

  • 1School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. tim.oliver@pmail.ntu.edu.sg

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|May 28, 2005
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Accelerating multiple sequence alignment computation is crucial for bioinformatics. This study introduces a novel approach using Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to significantly reduce ClustalW alignment runtime.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Hardware Acceleration

Background:

  • Progressive alignment tools like ClustalW are essential for analyzing large biological sequence datasets.
  • Current computational demands for multiple sequence alignment limit throughput on standard hardware.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a significantly faster method for computing multiple sequence alignments.
  • To leverage reconfigurable hardware for accelerating bioinformatics workflows.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of the ClustalW algorithm on a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).
  • Utilizing hardware acceleration to bypass limitations of traditional CPU-based processing.

Main Results:

  • Achieved substantial runtime savings for multiple sequence alignment computations.

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  • Demonstrated the feasibility of using off-the-shelf FPGAs for significant performance gains.

    • Conclusions:

    • Reconfigurable hardware offers a viable solution for accelerating computationally intensive bioinformatics tasks.
    • FPGA-based acceleration can dramatically reduce the time required for multiple sequence alignments.