Computer
& Sequence Analysis/Bioinformatics
SeqWeb GCG Wisconsin Sequence
Analysis Package
The
Molecular Genetics Core Facility
provides access to a suite of
bioinformatic tools from
Accelrys. Both the web-interface SeqWeb
and the standard command-line interface GCG Wisconsin
Package Sequence analysis are available to all
researchers from any terminal at the College of
Medicine through password access once a user account
has been set up.
The address for SeqWeb access with your user account
is http://gcgsun.hersheymed.net or
http://172.20.52.17
(Contact Dr. David R. Stanford,
dstanford@psu.edu, to set up
an account).
The
Accelrys GCG package includes
over 100 programs that address
bioinformatic solutions at large
and small scales.
Program categories include:
Sequence Comparison,
Database Searching,
Mapping,
Protein Analysis and
Translation. Users
access the GCG programs through
either a command-line interface
or through a user friendly web
browser interface known as
SeqWeb. A third graphical X Windows
interface, SeqLab, has recently
been added. SeqLab provides full access to
the GCG programs, an interactive
sequence editor and a project
manager.
The
SeqWeb interface as shown below
provides four pull down menus
(Programs/ Managers/ Help
Topics/ Support) and four
managers (Project/ Sequence/
Job/ Preference).
The
Programs pull down provides a
list of program categories with
access to individual programs in
the left menu.
Sequence files are uploaded,
from the clipboard, local file
or database, to your account
through the Sequence Manager and
are then available for analysis
with SeqWeb programs.
The
preference manager allows users
to change their passwords.
Note that Accelrys recommends
specific web browsers as shown
below. Safari and Firefox
appear to work but have not been
thoroughly tested and some
functions may not work properly
in these browsers.
Contact Information:
David R. Stanford
C1727, C3603
717-531-6908
or 4699
dstanford@psu.edu |
