list_marts
Retrieve a CSV-formatted list of all available Biomart databases from Ensembl, including their display names and descriptions, to explore biological datasets and their attributes.
Instructions
Lists all available Biomart marts (databases) from Ensembl.
Biomart organizes biological data in a hierarchy: MART -> DATASET -> ATTRIBUTES/FILTERS.
This function returns all available marts as a CSV string.
Returns:
str: CSV-formatted table of all marts with their display names and descriptions.
Example:
list_marts()
>>> "name,display_name,description
ENSEMBL_MART_ENSEMBL,Ensembl Genes,Gene annotation from Ensembl
ENSEMBL_MART_MOUSE,Mouse strains,Strain-specific data for mouse
..."
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {},
"title": "list_martsArguments",
"type": "object"
}