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MUSCLE is public domain multiple
alignment software for protein and nucleotide sequences. MUSCLE stands for multiple
sequence comparison by log-expectation.
Running MUSCLE via the Web
Here is the MUSCLE
Web server. This service is provided by Kimmen
Sjolander's group at Berkeley.
Running MUSCLE locally
You can run MUSCLE locally
as a command-line
program. It has been compiled for Windows, Mac and Linux, and should be
readily portable to other platforms. The source code is freely
available. It is very simple to install, all
you have to do is copy the binary file. Any standard PC that is used to
run bioinformatics software should be able to run MUSCLE. I am
happy to help port to other platforms.
Downloads
You can download MUSCLE here.
Citing MUSCLE
Please cite:
Edgar,
Robert C. (2004), MUSCLE: multiple sequence alignment with high accuracy
and high throughput, Nucleic Acids Research 32(5), 1792-97.
Complete description of the algorithm
The NAR paper above gives only a brief overview of the algorithm and
implementation details. For a full discussion of the method and many of
the non-default options that it offers, please see: Edgar,
R.C. (2004) MUSCLE: a multiple sequence alignment method with reduced
time and space complexity. BMC Bioinformatics 5(1): 113.
News
and updates
MUSCLE is updated frequently, typically a new version is posted
every two or three months. E-mail me if you
would like to be notified of new versions. See here
for latest news.
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