When I search for NAV, why don't my NAV1.1 products show up? (And similar situations.)

Answer

As you explore your product listings within the Biocompare website, it may be useful for you to understand how search terms are handled by our system.  This way, you will know when to expect to see your products show up for searches, and why.  Also, below we have included some tips for maximizing your listings exposure on Biocompare.

Below are some of key ways that search terms are matched to search results:

1. We do not support partial string match:
    e.g.: Nav ≠ Nav1.1
2. Dashes, slashes and spaces are treated equally:
    e.g.: NAV 1.1 = NAV-1.1 = NAV/1.1
3. Searches are not case dependent:
    e.g.: Nav 1.1 = nav 1.1 = NAV 1.1
4. Spaces and no spaces are handled differently:
    e.g.: NAV1.1 (no space) ≠ NAV 1.1 (with space)

These are the ways that submitting a Gene ID can help your products surface in more searches:

1. Gene ID’s are used to populate the NCBI Full Gene Name, and NCBI Gene Alias fields with additional standard target values that are searchable and visible in the product directory (product details page).

2. Gene ID’s are also used to augment searchable - but not visible - standardized database entries for Gene Symbol, Species Reactivity, and Target.

Putting it all together - recommendations for your listings:

1. Supply a Gene ID, Accession Number, or SwissProt ID for all applicable products.

2. Pick the most common, targeted version of your desired antibody target and use that iteration to name your product and as the target in your data set. For example, use Nav1.1 in the antibody name and as the target; Nav1.1 is more commonly used than Nav 1.1 (with a space) and more targeted than just Nav.

3. If you are not sure which is the most common or most targeted, use the version of target that does not include a space. Below is a sampling of actual search entries for some of our most commonly entered searches; most of the time, the scientist does not include a space when searching for an antigen target:

•  cd133

•  cd4

•  cd31

•  CD3

•  CD68

•  cd34

•  cd163

•  cd45

•  CD11b

•  CD14

•  cd44

•  cd206

•  cd8

•  CCR2

•  Cd63

Also, be sure to see these related questions:

How can I get my products to rank higher in the search results?
Where can I find Gene IDs for my products?