[ensembl-dev] Finding RefSeq transcripts from gene symbol

[Erik Severinsen]

What is the best strategy to get RefSeq transcripts given a gene symbol using the Rest API?

Currently I use a combination of these endpoints:
- xrefs/symbol
- lookup/id
- and xrefs/id

Example:
http://grch37.rest.ensembl.org/xrefs/symbol/homo_sapiens/BRCA2?content-type=application/json&object_type=gene

http://grch37.rest.ensembl.org/lookup/id/ENSG00000139618?content-type=application/json;expand=1

http://grch37.rest.ensembl.org/xrefs/id/ENST00000288602?content-type=application/json&external_db=RefSeq_mRNA


Also how do I find the flags associated with a transcript, like the ones mentioned here: http://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?db=core;g=ENSG00000139618;r=13:32315474-32400266

I'm specifically interested in the GENCODE basic flag.

Using Rest api: 4.3, Data release 82 if that is relevant info.


Thanks

Erik Severinsen
Oslo University Hospital
Norway