BlastXtract--a new way of exploring translated searches.
CONCLUSIONS
Searches of translated, unannotated genomic DNA sequences against protein databases is a useful early-stage method for discovering protein homologues encoded by the sequence, but generates huge amounts of output data that quickly become impregnable. BlastXtract is a web-based tool for managing and visualizing results from large translated BLAST and FastA searches. It combines the speed and storage benefits of relational database management systems with an easy-to-use graphical navigation map, and greatly facilitates the early exploration of genomic sequence.


BACKGROUND
BlastXtract can be downloaded from http://bioinfo.ucc.ie/blastxtract/.
Claesson
Marcus J
MJ
Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland. mclaesson@bioinfo.ucc.ie
van Sinderen
Douwe
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000235:genetics; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003196:Computer Graphics; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D003628:Database Management Systems; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D030562:Databases, Protein; D016678:Genome; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012984:Software; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000379:methods
D004247:DNA