UniProt Protein Search by Gene
proteins/protein-search
Finds reviewed (Swiss-Prot) UniProtKB entries for an exact gene name (for example TP53, INS, KRAS), case-insensitive, optionally restricted to one species by NCBI taxonomy id (9606 human, 10090 mouse). Returns a compact page of up to 10 entries, isoforms included: accession, entry name, protein and gene names, organism, sequence length and mass, keywords and the start of the function text. Use protein-lookup for a full entry. UniProt data, served by Eden Engine; not an official UniProt or EMBL-EBI product.
Price
$0.0026 per call
You pay the price shown. If a call turns out to cost more than its quote, you pay the actual price, capped at twice the quote. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $0.50.
Data source
Data from UniProt (UniProt Consortium), served by the EMBL-EBI Proteins API (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/proteins/api). Cite: The proteins API: accessing key integrated protein and genome information, doi:10.1093/nar/gkx237. Served by Eden Engine; not an official UniProt or EMBL-EBI product.
Use it
Five steps: search, inspect, learn, run, settle. No per-tool setup; your agent reaches this tool through the meta-tools it already has.
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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })
// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "proteins/protein-search" })
// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "proteins/protein-search" })
// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "proteins/protein-search", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "proteins/protein-search", input: { /* ... */ } })
// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to doNot connected yet? Point your MCP client at https://mcp.eden-engine.com/mcp, then copy a config for your client.
Pricing
Every charge this tool can incur.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
Per call | $0.0026 |
- Updated
- Oct 25, 2026
Input and output schemas
Input schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"gene"
],
"properties": {
"gene": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]{1,30}$",
"description": "Exact gene name, case-insensitive, for example TP53, Trp53 or INS. A name no reviewed entry uses returns an empty list."
},
"size": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 5,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Entries per page, 1 to 10. Defaults to 5."
},
"taxid": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 2147483647,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Optional NCBI taxonomy id to restrict the species, for example 9606 for human or 10090 for mouse."
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100000,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Entries to skip for paging. Leave out for the first page."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Output schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"results"
],
"properties": {
"results": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"accession",
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"gene": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": true
},
"olnNames": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {}
},
"orfNames": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {}
},
"synonyms": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {}
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"info": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"protein": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"component": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"alternativeName": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"recommendedName": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"ecNumber": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {}
},
"fullName": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": true
},
"shortName": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {}
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"function": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Start of the entry's FUNCTION comment, at most 800 characters."
},
"keywords": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"description": "UniProt keyword names."
},
"organism": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"names": {
"type": [
"array",
"null"
],
"items": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": true
}
},
"taxonomy": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"sequence": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"properties": {
"mass": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
},
"length": {
"type": [
"integer",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"accession": {
"type": "string"
},
"proteinExistence": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
}
},
"description": "Matching reviewed entries in compact form; empty when none match.",
"additionalProperties": true
}