Stem-loop cel-mir-268

Accession

MI0000348

Description

Caenorhabditis elegans cel-mir-268 precursor miRNA

Literature search

1 open access papers mention cel-mir-268
(1 sentences)

Sequence

1 reads, 0 reads per million, 1 experiments

ggaaguggcuuugaagcGGCAAGAAUUAGAAGCAGUUUGGUgucagacacacuacucacucacugcuucuuguuuuuucugcuuucuuugcuuuu
......(((...(((((((.((((((.(((((((((..((((..............)))).))))))))).)))))).)))))))....)))...

Structure

ggaagu   -uuu       C      U         UU    ucagac 
      ggc    gaagcGG AAGAAU AGAAGCAGU  GGUg      a
      |||    ||||||| |||||| |||||||||  ||||       
      ucg    uuucguc uuuuug ucuucguca  ucac      c
---uuu   uuuc       u      u         -c    ucauca 

Annotation confidence Low

Comments

This precursor sequence was predicted by comparative computational approaches. The excised miRNA sequence is predicted and the precise 5' or 3' end unknown. A PCR amplification protocol confirmed that the strand containing the predicted miR is predominantly expressed.

Genome context

chrV: 11137110-11137204 [+]

Mature cel-miR-268

• Accession: MIMAT0000324
• Description: Caenorhabditis elegans cel-miR-268 mature miRNA
• Sequence: 18 - GGCAAGAAUUAGAAGCAGUUUGGU - 41
• Evidence: experimental ; PCR [1]

References

1. PubMed ID: 12769849
   Computational and experimental identification of C. elegans microRNAs
   "Grad Y, Aach J, Hayes GD, Reinhart BJ, Church GM, Ruvkun G, Kim J"
   "Mol Cell (2003) 11:1253-1263