These gene predictions were generated by Ensembl.
For more information on the different gene tracks, see our Genes FAQ.
For a description of the methods used in Ensembl gene predictions, please refer to Hubbard et al. (2002), also listed in the References section below.
Ensembl Gene data can be explored interactively using the
-REST API, the
Table Browser or the
Data Integrator.
-The genePred format files for $db are available in our
+For local downloads, the genePred format files for $db are available in our
downloads directory as ensGene.txt.gz or in our
-gene file download directory in GTF format.
-All the tables can also be queried directly from our public MySQL
-servers, with instructions on this method available on our
+genes download directory in GTF format.
+For programmatic access, the data can be queried from the
+REST API or
+directly from our public MySQL
+servers. Instructions on this method are available on our
MySQL help page and on
our blog.
We would like to thank Ensembl for providing these gene annotations. For more information, please see Ensembl's genome annotation page.
Hubbard T, Barker D, Birney E, Cameron G, Chen Y, Clark L, Cox T, Cuff J, Curwen V, Down T et al. The Ensembl genome database project. Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Jan 1;30(1):38-41. PMID: 11752248; PMC: PMC99161