map_rna_id

Bidirectional mapping between RNAcentral URS IDs and external database identifiers. Accepts either direction and returns the full set of cross-references that RNAcentral holds for the entry.

Arguments

Name

Type

Required

Description

identifier

str

yes

A URS ID ("URS0000759B6D") or an external accession ("MIMAT0000062", "ENSG00000228630", "HGNC:31023", …).

taxon

str

no

Scientific name (preferred) or NCBI Taxonomy ID. Required to disambiguate when an external ID is shared across organisms.

Returns

A markdown summary listing the canonical URS ID, the organism, and every known cross-reference grouped by source database.

Examples

  • identifier="MIMAT0000062", taxon="Homo sapiens" — map a miRBase mature miRNA accession to its URS ID and all other xrefs.

  • identifier="URS0000759B6D" — list every external ID that points at this URS.