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This help document answers the following questions about the Quick Search Tool:

• What can I use this tool to find?
• What do I put in the box next to Quick Search?
• What results can I expect?
• Can I search for multiple genes or accession IDs at once?
• What should I do if I get an error message?

See also:

• MGI Glossary for unfamiliar terms (or for how MGI defines familiar terms) and acronyms
• General Guidelines for Searching MGI
• Help Using Wild Cards

What can I use this tool to find?

Use this tool to find information about genes, markers, or accession identifiers in the MGI database.

What can I put in the box next to Quick Search?

You can search for genes and markers by name or symbol, or any form of accession ID.

• Use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard character within gene and marker searches (e.g., d*Mit). Note: Wildcards are not allowed in accession ID searches (e.g., use MGI:96677, but not MGI:966*).
• Use quotation marks around phrases (e.g., "paired box").
• Use angle brackets around superscript (e.g., Hprt<1tm1(UAS-Bmp4)Bhr>
• Use all uppercase letters or all lowercase letters or a combination of the two (e.g., whether you enter bmp4 or Bmp4 or BMP4, the result is the same).
  
  See Using the Genes and Markers Query Form for more detailed searches on genes or markers. See Using the Accession IDs Query Form for a complete list of the types of accession ID cross-referenced in MGI.

Below are more examples of what you can enter in the Quick Search box.

Type of entry	Example(s)
current gene symbol	Kit
part of current gene symbol plus wildcard	Bmp*
current gene name	"kit oncogene"
allele symbol	Kit<tm1Alf> tm1Alf "Reeler 7 Jackson"
allele name	"targeted mutation 1, Jean-Jacques Panthier," or just "Jean-Jacques Panthier"
withdrawn symbol	Bs
withdrawn name	"belly spot"
human ortholog symbol	RFP2
human ortholog name	"Mediterranean fever"
other ortholog symbol	LOC492035
accession identifier	NM_0211099 (RefSeq ID) ENSMUSG00000005672 (Ensembl ID) OTTMUSG00000015949 (VEGA ID)

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What results can I expect?

The Quick Search tool returns a result page with a list of and links to any genes, markers, or accession IDs in the MGI database that contain your entry.

Sometimes, the summary report displays an accession ID section with the indication No results found. This is because the tool regards the following patterns as possible indications of accession identifiers:

• letters (up to two) followed by digits
• digits and periods
• letters, a colon, and digits
.

So, for example, if you enter CD117, the tool not only returns a link to the MGI gene detail report for Kit, but also an indication that it found no accession ID in the MGI database designated as CD117.

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Can I search for multiple genes or accession IDs at once?

Yes, you can.

To search for...	Enter...
Multiple genes	Gene names separated by commas, e.g., kit, bmp4, trim36.
Multiple accession IDs	IDs separated by commas, e.g., MGI:15219, J:8485.

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What should I do if I get an error message?

Message	Probable Cause	Solution
There was a problem with your query. Entries must contain some text. Please resubmit your query.	You did not type anything in the Quick Search Tool.	Type the text (or accession identifier) you want to find in the box and click GO.
There was a problem with your query. Entries cannot contain an ampersand (&). Please resubmit your request without any ampersands.	You typed an & in the Quick Search Tool.	Delete any ampersands from the text or the number you entered in the Quick Search Tool and click Search.
The query has timed out.	Your search is too general.	Refine your search by being more specific. As an example, entering only one or two letters of gene name is liable to cause your query to time out. If the timeout is a result of a network problem, try executing the query at a later time.

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