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AllenBrain Search Genes

Search for genes in the Allen Brain Atlas by gene symbol (acronym) or name. Returns gene metadata including Entrez ID, chromosome, homologene ID. Useful for finding gene IDs needed to query expression data. Example: 'Gad1' returns glutamate decarboxylase 1 records for mouse and rat.

Slowlast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 11087msCortexa

Status

Succeeds, but routinely takes more than 8 seconds. Hidden from the agent's default toolset; available via opt-in.

Note: Latency 11087ms > 8000ms threshold

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 11087ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "gene_acronym": {
      "description": "Gene symbol/acronym for exact match. Examples: 'Gad1', 'Pvalb', 'Sst', 'Bdnf', 'Th'.",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "gene_name": {
      "description": "Gene name for partial match search (alternative to gene_acronym). Example: 'glutamate decarboxylase'.",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "num_rows": {
      "default": 50,
      "description": "Max results to return. Default: 50.",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default AllenBrain Search Genes call

public-safeinput

{
  "num_rows": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_AllenBrain_search_genes
Tool name: AllenBrain_search_genes
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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