STRING · Schema

StringIdMapping

A mapping from an input gene/protein identifier to a STRING protein identifier.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
queryIndex	integer	Zero-based index of this identifier in the original query
stringId	string	STRING protein identifier in taxonId.ENSP format
ncbiTaxonId	integer	NCBI taxonomy identifier of the matched protein's organism
taxonName	string	Scientific name of the organism
preferredName	string	Preferred gene/protein name in STRING
annotation	string	Short functional annotation for the protein

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://string-db.org/schema/string-id-mapping.json",
  "title": "StringIdMapping",
  "description": "A mapping from an input gene/protein identifier to a STRING protein identifier.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "queryIndex": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Zero-based index of this identifier in the original query",
      "minimum": 0,
      "examples": [0]
    },
    "stringId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "STRING protein identifier in taxonId.ENSP format",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]+\\.ENSP[0-9]+$",
      "examples": ["9606.ENSP00000269305"]
    },
    "ncbiTaxonId": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "NCBI taxonomy identifier of the matched protein's organism",
      "examples": [9606]
    },
    "taxonName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Scientific name of the organism",
      "examples": ["Homo sapiens"]
    },
    "preferredName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Preferred gene/protein name in STRING",
      "examples": ["TP53"]
    },
    "annotation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Short functional annotation for the protein",
      "examples": ["Cellular tumor antigen p53; Acts as a tumor suppressor..."]
    }
  },
  "required": ["stringId", "ncbiTaxonId", "preferredName"]
}