Example of how to get all mouse gene coordinates using biomaRt:
library(biomaRt)
mouse <- useMart("ensembl", dataset="mmusculus_gene_ensembl")
# check out what's available
ma <- listAttributes(mouse)
loci <- getBM(attribute=c("ensembl_gene_id", "chromosome_name", "start_position", "end_position", "strand"), mart=mouse)
library(biomaRt)
# what marts are available?
listMarts()
bm <- useMart("ensembl")
# what data sets are available?
listDatasets(bm)
bm <- useDataset("dmelanogaster_gene_ensembl", mart=bm)