ensembl-database - Query Ensembl database REST API for genomic research
Query gene annotations, sequences, variants, orthologs, VEP predictions, and assembly mappings across 250+ species via Ensembl REST API.
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Updated: 2026-09-19Capabilities
Typical Inputs
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What this skill does
- Retrieve gene information
- Fetch genomic sequences
- Analyze genetic variants
- Find orthologs and paralogs
- Analyze genomic regions
- Map assembly coordinates
Inputs
- Gene symbols or Ensembl IDs
- Genomic region coordinates
- Variant HGVS notations or rsIDs
- Species names
- Genome assembly names
Outputs
- Gene annotations
- DNA transcript and protein sequences
- Variant consequence predictions
- Ortholog and paralog data
- Genomic region features
- Mapped assembly coordinates
Requirements
- Internet access to Ensembl REST API
- ensembl_rest Python package or requests library