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MyGene Get Gene Annotation

Get detailed annotation for a specific gene by its ID (Entrez or Ensembl). Returns comprehensive information including gene ontology, pathways, protein domains, and literature references.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 111msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 111ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "fields": {
      "default": "symbol,name,entrezgene,ensembl,summary,go,pathway,interpro",
      "description": "Comma-separated list of fields to return. Available fields include: symbol, name, summary, go (gene ontology), pathway (KEGG/Reactome), interpro (protein domains), generif (gene references), pdb, uniprot.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "gene_id": {
      "description": "Gene ID to query. Can be Entrez Gene ID (e.g., '1017' for CDK2) or Ensembl ID (e.g., 'ENSG00000123374').",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gene_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default MyGene Get Gene Annotation call

public-safeinput

{
  "gene_id": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_MyGene_get_gene_annotation
Tool name: MyGene_get_gene_annotation
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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