Cortexa research tool·genomics·bgee

Bgee Search Genes

Search for genes in the Bgee comparative gene expression database across 29+ animal species. Bgee integrates RNA-Seq, Affymetrix, EST, and in situ hybridization data to provide curated expression calls. Search by gene symbol, name, or description. Returns matching genes with species information, biotype, and expression summaries. Example: searching 'TP53' returns tumor protein p53 across human, mouse, zebrafish, and other model organisms.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 83msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 83ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "description": "Gene name, symbol, or description to search for. Examples: 'TP53', 'insulin', 'BRCA1', 'sonic hedgehog'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Bgee Search Genes call

public-safeinput

{
  "query": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_Bgee_search_genes
Tool name: Bgee_search_genes
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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