Query syntax

Here is a brief overview of the supported query syntax

polyadenylated frameshifting All entries containing both terms (AND)
polyadenylated AND frameshifting
polyadenylated && frameshifting
cat OR dog All entries containing either term (OR)
cat || dog
"mediates endocytosis" All entries containing both terms in the exact order.
human -spherical All entries containing the term human but not spherical.
human NOT spherical
human !spherical
adhesion AND (pili OR fiber) Using parentheses to override boolean precedence rules.
nucleo* All entries containing terms starting with nucleo. Asterisks (or ? for a single character wildcard) can also be used within terms, but not at the begining.
autofagy~ Fuzzy search (2 edit distances = 2 mistakes allowed): all entries containing terms similar to autofagy (will find entries with correct autophagy term).