Using RNAcentral text search to explore ncRNA sequences

The text search enables you to query RNAcentral by species, gene name, RNA type, or any other keyword. 

The search can be used for exploring the data from over 60 databases on the RNAcentral website as shown in this protocol or it can be used programmatically via the API.

Browse all RNAcentral sequences

Starting at the RNAcentral homepage, click “Browse sequences” (Figure 6). The key feature of the search interface is the facets that facilitate filtering of the results and show how many sequences of each type match the query. For example, the “RNA types” facet in Figure 6 shows that the majority of RNAcentral sequences come from the ubiquitously found ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and transfer RNAs (tRNAs). Selecting “Gene” in the Entry types facet will return the aggregated gene views associated with the search term.