Gencube: centralized retrieval and integration of multi-omics resources from leading databases.

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In response to this data influx, both existing and new databases are establishing optimized hierarchical structures to manage the vast amount of information. However, the lack of accessible command-line tools, combined with the functional limitations and unintuitive design of existing options, presents significant challenges for researchers. This gap underscores a critical need for a tool that enables streamlined retrieval and integration of omics data across these diverse repositories.\nRESULTS: We have developed Gencube, a command-line tool that enables centralized retrieval and integration of a comprehensive set of six different data types-genome assemblies, gene sets, annotations, sequences, comparative genomic data, and NGS-based omics resources-from various leading databases.\nAVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: Gencube is a free and open-source tool, with its code available on GitHub: https://github.com/snu-cdrc/gencube and also archived on Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14607649.", "claims": [{"id": "claim-data-access", "statement": "All data and code relevant to this article are available at: https://github.com/snu-cdrc/gencube.", "kind": "methodological", "target": null, "evidence": [{"asset": "source:pmid:40279264", "locator": "sections[8] \"Data availability\" paragraph 2", "quote": "All data and code relevant to this article are available at: https://github.com/snu-cdrc/gencube."}], "state": "complete"}], "gaps": []}, "experiment": {"state": "partial", "objective": "", "steps": [{"id": "read_published_estimate", "order": 1, "name": "Read the published estimate from the source", "kind": "other", "state": "complete", "blocked_on": null, "description": "The claim, method and evidence span published with the source article.", "duration_hours": null, "parameters": {}, "inputs": ["source:pmid:40279264"], "outputs": ["the published estimate and its evidence"], "instruments": [], "reagents": []}, {"id": "obtain_source_data", "order": 2, "name": "Obtain the source data from the named repository", "kind": "data-preparation", "state": "blocked", "blocked_on": "data:accession_absent", "description": "The GEO series accession resolves and its sample accessions are listed. 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