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The EMBL-EBI bioinformatics web and programmatic tools framework
Weizhong Li1, Andrew Cowley1, Mahmut Uludag1
1European Bioinformatics Institute, EMBL Outstation, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, Cambridge, UK.
Nucleic Acids Research
|April 8, 2015
Summary
The EMBL-EBI Job Dispatcher framework offers free access to essential bioinformatics tools for sequence analysis, including similarity searches and multiple sequence alignments. Continuous updates ensure its relevance for the biological community.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
- Genomics
Background:
- The European Molecular Biology Laboratory - European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) Job Dispatcher framework has been a key resource since 2009.
- It provides free access to a wide array of mainstream sequence analysis applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the EMBL-EBI Job Dispatcher framework and its comprehensive suite of bioinformatics tools.
- To highlight the framework's continuous evolution and its importance to the biological research community.
Main Methods:
- The framework offers web and Web Services interfaces for accessing tools like BLAST, FASTA, Clustal Omega, MAFFT, and InterProScan.
- It integrates with major sequence databases (ENA, UniProt, Ensembl Genomes) and retrieval services (EBI Search, dbfetch).
Main Results:
- Users can perform sequence similarity searches, multiple sequence alignments, and other analyses through a uniform interface.
- Enriched results with novel visualizations are provided, enhancing data interpretation.
- Integration with other EBI services expands the framework's utility.
Conclusions:
- The EMBL-EBI Job Dispatcher framework remains a vital and up-to-date resource for biological sequence analysis.
- Regular updates with new tools, databases, and workflow methods ensure its continued relevance and utility for researchers.