miRBase entry: ptr-mir-18a

Stem-loop ptr-mir-18a


Accession
MI0002996
Description
Pan troglodytes ptr-mir-18a precursor miRNA
Gene family
MIPF0000001; mir-17


Sequence

uguucUAAGGUGCAUCUAGUGCAGAUAgugaaguagauuagcaucuacugcccuaagugcuccuucuggca
((((..((((.((((.(((.((((.(((((..(.....)..)).))))))).))).)))).))))..))))

Structure
    cU    U    C   U    A   -  aa u 
uguu  AAGG GCAU UAG GCAG UAg ug  g a
||||  |||| |||| ||| |||| ||| ||  | g
acgg  uucc cgug auc cguc auc ac  u a
    uc    u    a   c    -   u  ga u 


Annotation confidence Not enough data
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Comments
Berezikov et al. used primers designed from human miRNA gene flanking sequence to amplify miRNA precursor regions in primates [1]. The expression of the mature miRNA was not validated.

Genome context
chr13: 77006857-77006927 [+]
Clustered miRNAs
5 other miRNAs are < 10 kb from ptr-mir-18a
Name Accession Chromosome Start End Strand Confidence




Database links

Mature ptr-miR-18a

Accession MIMAT0002695
Description Pan troglodytes ptr-miR-18a mature miRNA
Sequence 6 - UAAGGUGCAUCUAGUGCAGAUA - 27
Evidence not_experimental

References

  1. PubMed ID: 15652478
    Phylogenetic shadowing and computational identification of human microRNA genes
    "Berezikov E, Guryev V, van de Belt J, Wienholds E, Plasterk RH, Cuppen E"
    "Cell (2005) 120:21-24