One of the most common questions we receive is: “Where can I find my paper in SGD?”
Your work is probably here, on SGD’s Literature tab. The Literature tab is organized into groups of papers, making it easy to find specific topics or reviews.
The Locus Summary Tab Is a Curated Snapshot
When you visit a locus page like ZIP1, you land on the Locus Summary tab. At the bottom of that page, you’ll see a few references.
This is not the full reference list for the locus.
Think of these Locus Summary references more like footnotes. Only the publications used as references for the specific information displayed on that particular Locus Summary tab are in that small section.
For example, here is the ZIP1 Overview with 6 ZIP1-related references. These publications include:
- The paper used as the reference for the gene name, and in this case, the same paper was also cited for the Name Description
- Publications used as references for statements in the description
The Literature tab is where you can find SGD’s complete, curated collection of publications for a locus.
At the bottom of the ZIP1 Locus Summary page, the six references used in the Overview are presented. For the complete list of all 245 ZIP1-related publications, click on the Literature section links (boxed in purple) just above that References section.
The Complete Reference List Is on the Literature Tab
Every curated publication for a locus is catalogued on the Literature tab. The Literature tab is designed to organize all publications by topic, making it easy to explore the full breadth of research on any gene.
This is where you’ll find:
- Primary literature that established key findings
- Work used for Gene Ontology annotations
- Publications used for phenotype annotations
- Reviews
- High-throughput studies
- Additional literature
- And more
The Bottom Line
The Locus Summary tab shows footnotes. The Literature tab shows the complete reference list.
If you’re looking for comprehensive information about what’s known for a locus, including whether your publication or a colleague’s work has been curated, the Literature tab is the place to look. You can also search the full text of yeast publications using Textpresso.
Looking for a specific publication?
While we work hard to capture all relevant yeast literature, some publications may not have been reviewed yet or certain data may not have been captured. If you believe your work should be in SGD but can’t find it, or if you notice missing data from a publication that is in SGD, please contact us. We sincerely appreciate our community’s help in keeping SGD accurate, complete, and up to date.
Questions about how your research appears in SGD? Contact us
Explore all references in SGD here, or browse recent yeast publications at yeastgenome.org/reference/recent.