Basic Searching

There are 5 different search types on the Bio platform.

1. Sequences
2. Antibody
3. Motif
4. Fragment
5. Advanced

This article will cover Sequence Searching. 

Sequence Searching:

Inputting a sequence:

When doing a sequence search you have two options:

1. Type out the sequence you are interested in.
   • When typing out a sequence you can input the query as a DNA or RNA chain, protein sequence, FASTA format, or by typing out a string of amino acids.
   • The system supports multi-format input so you can combine any of the input formats up to 200 sequences.
2. Upload sequences by identifiers 

Added support for utilizing Sequence Code, Genbank ID, and CAS RN identifiers in the Sequence Search feature, allowing for quick input of saved IDs for sequence retrieval.

Preferences:

After inputting the search query, specify the input type and search database using the filters on the right side of the screen.

Once you have selected the filters the search button will be activated.

Results page:

Viewing results:

Once your results have loaded, you can switch between the different results (sequences, patents, literature, and other sources) using the tabs at the top of the screen:

Filtering:

Once the search results are collected, you can further refine using the filters on the left-hand side of the screen:

Sorting:

To make finding records easier, sorting options have been added to Sequence, Patents, and Literature tabs. Sorting option can be found in the top right of the page:

Exporting:

You can export your sequence results as FASTA file or Source Table (excel document)

Saving results to Workspace:

Save your sequence and patent results into a workspace using the "Save Sequence" or "Save" button:

Setting alerts:

Additionally, you can automate sequence monitoring by setting email alerts, which will notify you when any new results meet your query requirements. To find more information about Bio email alerts please see this article. 

Variation report:

Can conduct a variation report on your hit sequences, identifying each position of your hit sequences where variations have occurred. For more information please see our Variation report article.