Text Search Help
General Search
Generally, you can just type terms into the text box. The search will return all genes for which that term appears in any context. Examples:
The last example above will give you anything with either "histidine" or "kinase". Use quotes to search for the exact phrase, e.g.:
You can also use "+" to require both terms to be present, but not necessarily in a phrase:
You can use "-" to require that a term not be present. This example returns all genes that match "histidine" but not "kinase":
You can use "*" for prefix searches, e.g.:
Search by Field
To search against a specific field, prefix the search term with the field name and ":", e.g.:
Field searches can be combined like general term searches, e.g.:
Field Reference
The following table lists the fields that can be used for field queries on genes. When no field name is specified in the query, all listed fields are searched.
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| desc | Gene name |
| symbol | Gene symbol |
| synonyms | Synonyms |
| locus | Locus number, e.g. NCU00022; if the desired gene resulted from a split or merge of a previous gene, you can also specify the previous gene locus |
| product | Protein product (stored as transcript name) |
| submitter | Last name of annotation submitter |
| comments | Annotation comments |
| annotation | Annotation id, e.g. CA-601 |
| go | Gene ontology terms |
| evidence | Evidence code associated with ontology terms, e.g. IMP |
| citation | Citations, including PubMed id (if applicable), authors, and title |
| blastx | Description of overlapping blast hits, including gi number and organism name |
| hmmer | Description of overlapping pfam matches |
| est | Description of overlapping ests |
Where applicable, annotated fields are included in the search. For example, if you add a symbol to a gene, then search on that symbol, you should get back the gene you just edited.