BlastStation-Cloud Help
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Introduction to BlastStation-Cloud
FASTA data input
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FASTA data input
Double click BlastStation-Cloud icon on your desktop to start it.
Click here. Example FASTA data will be shown in the browser. Copy and paste it in the Sequences text box. FASTA data format is defined here and multi-FASTA data format is defined here.
blastn, blastx, and tblastx are available in the Program section. This is because the FASTA data are DNA sequences. If the data are protein sequences, blastp and tblastn will be available. If blastn is selected, DNA databases will be shown in the Database pull down menu. If blastp is selected, protein databases will be shown on the other hand.
BlastStation in the Cloud can select alias files such as .nal or .pal which ties up multiple database file. Alias files will be made through Create DB or included downloaded database file.
Megablast is the default for blastn program. Traditional blastn can be selected to uncheck megablast checkbox.
When Popup button is clicked, "Select Database" window is popped up for easy database selection. Multiple databases can be selected.
