Cortexa research tool·structure·ucsc_genome

UCSC Search

Search the UCSC Genome Browser for genes, transcripts, or genomic features by name. Returns position matches across tracks (MANE, RefSeq, GENCODE, HGNC, etc.) for a given genome assembly. Supports searching for gene symbols, transcript IDs, SNP rsIDs, or chromosomal bands. Example: searching 'TP53' in hg38 returns chr17:7668421-7687490 from MANE Select and other tracks.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 113msCortexa

Status

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Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 113ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "genome": {
      "description": "UCSC genome assembly identifier. Default: 'hg38'. Others: 'hg19', 'mm10', 'mm39', 'dm6', 'ce11', 'danRer11', 'sacCer3'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "search_term": {
      "description": "Gene symbol, transcript ID, SNP rsID, or genomic feature to search. Examples: 'TP53', 'BRCA1', 'rs429358', 'ENST00000269305'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "search_term"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default UCSC Search call

public-safeinput

{
  "search_term": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_UCSC_search
Tool name: UCSC_search
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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