Query STRING for protein-protein interactions. Use when user asks about protein interactions, interaction networks, binding partners, or interactome. Triggers on "string", "protein interaction", "interaction network", "binding partners", "interactome", "PPI".
npx skills add https://github.com/BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill query-stringdb
Query the STRING API for protein-protein interaction networks.
import requests
import json
BASE_URL = "https://version-12-0.string-db.org/api"
# 1. Get interaction partners
def get_interactions(genes, species=9606, score_threshold=400):
url = f"{BASE_URL}/json/network"
params = {
"identifiers": "%0d".join(genes),
"species": species,
"required_score": score_threshold,
"caller_identity": "bioclaw"
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
r.raise_for_status()
return r.json()
# 2. Get functional enrichment
def get_enrichment(genes, species=9606):
url = f"{BASE_URL}/json/enrichment"
params = {
"identifiers": "%0d".join(genes),
"species": species,
"caller_identity": "bioclaw"
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
r.raise_for_status()
return r.json()
# 3. Get interaction partners (expand network)
def get_partners(gene, species=9606, limit=10):
url = f"{BASE_URL}/json/interaction_partners"
params = {
"identifiers": gene,
"species": species,
"limit": limit,
"caller_identity": "bioclaw"
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
r.raise_for_status()
return r.json()
# 4. Download network image
def download_network_image(genes, species=9606, output_path="/workspace/group/network.png"):
url = f"{BASE_URL}/highres_image/network"
params = {
"identifiers": "%0d".join(genes),
"species": species,
"caller_identity": "bioclaw"
}
r = requests.get(url, params=params)
with open(output_path, 'wb') as f:
f.write(r.content)
return output_path
# Example
interactions = get_interactions(["BRCA1", "BRCA2", "TP53"])
for i in interactions[:10]:
print(f"{i['preferredName_A']} <-> {i['preferredName_B']} score: {i['score']}")
print(f" Sources: experimental={i.get('escore',0)}, database={i.get('dscore',0)}, textmining={i.get('tscore',0)}")
Human=9606, Mouse=10090, Rat=10116, Fly=7227, Yeast=4932, E.coli=511145
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