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string_resolve_proteins

STRING: Resolves protein identifiers to metadata

A tool of STRING Database MCP Server

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Maps one or more protein identifiers to their corresponding STRING metadata, including:
gene symbol, description, sequence, domains, species, and internal STRING ID.

This method is useful for translating raw identifiers into readable, annotated protein entries.

Example input: "TP53%0dSMO"

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
proteinsstringyesRequired. One or more input protein identifiers (gene symbols, UniProt IDs, etc.), separated by carriage return (%0d). Example: TP53%0dSMO
speciesanyno
show_sequenceanyno
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "proteins": {
      "description": "Required. One or more input protein identifiers (gene symbols, UniProt IDs, etc.), separated by carriage return (%0d). Example: TP53%0dSMO",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "species": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "description": "Optional. NCBI taxonomy ID (e.g. 9606 for human) or STRING genome ID (e.g. STRG0AXXXXX for uploaded genomes).",
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null
    },
    "show_sequence": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "enum": [
                "0",
                "1"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Optional. Include sequences when set to 1. Use only if the user requests sequence data."
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "proteins"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-16 · last seen 2026-09-19