Cortexa research tool·structure·emdb

EMDB Search Structures

Search the Electron Microscopy Data Bank (EMDB) for cryo-EM structures using keywords. Returns a list of matching EMDB entries with basic metadata including entry IDs, titles, organisms, methods, resolutions, and deposition dates. Use this to discover relevant structures by protein name, organism, biological process, or disease. Essential for finding structures to analyze or download.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 1120msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 1120ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "description": "Search query for EMDB structures. Examples: 'ribosome', 'spike protein', 'SARS-CoV-2', 'amyloid', 'ion channel'. Searches titles, descriptions, and molecule names.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "rows": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Maximum number of search results to return (default: 10, max: 1000).",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default EMDB Search Structures call

public-safeinput

{
  "query": "BRCA1",
  "rows": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_EMDB_search_structures
Tool name: EMDB_search_structures
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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