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ArticleCurrent protocols2026

Using the Job Dispatcher Web Interfaces for Sequence Analysis.

Nandana Madhusoodanan, Fábio Madeira, Ania Niewielska, Tariq Sulaiman Fazil Ahamed, Leeroy M Ncube, Timothy Porter

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Nandana MadhusoodananEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5004-152X
Fábio MadeiraEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8728-9449
Ania NiewielskaEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-3389
Tariq Sulaiman Fazil AhamedEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Leeroy M NcubeEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7013-7895
Timothy PorterEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

The rapid growth of biological sequence data has increased the need for easy, accessible, and scalable tools for sequence comparison and analysis. The EMBL-EBI Job Dispatcher framework helps meet this need by providing a single web-based platform that offers many commonly used tools, including the BLAST, Clustal Omega, and EMBOSS programs. In this article, we provide a practical, easy-to-follow guide to the main tool categories available in Job Dispatcher, focusing on multiple sequence alignment and sequence similarity search. We present step-by-step workflows that demonstrate how to run these analyses directly on the web without installing any bioinformatics software. Our goal is to provide a simple, practical reference for researchers and students new to bioinformatics, helping them choose the right tools and use web-based analysis effectively. © 2026 EMBL-EBI. Current Protocols published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Sequence similarity search using FASTA Basic Protocol 2: Sequence similarity search using NCBI BLAST+ Basic Protocol 3: Sequence similarity search using PSI-BLAST Basic Protocol 4: Multiple sequence alignment using Clustal Omega Basic Protocol 5: Visualizing multiple sequence alignments using MView Basic Protocol 6: Workflow from BLAST results to Clustal Omega to MView.

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Computational BiologyInternetSequence AlignmentSequence AnalysisSoftwareUser-Computer Interfacebioinformatics toolsJob Dispatchersequence alignmentsequence analysissequence searchworkflows

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PMID42799986
PMCPMC13615794

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