Stem-loop ptr-mir-140

Accession

MI0002547

Description

Pan troglodytes ptr-mir-140 precursor miRNA

Sequence

ugugucucucucuguguccugccAGUGGUUUUACCCUAUGGUAGguuacgucaugcuguucuaccacaggguagaaccacggacaggauaccggggcacc
.(((((((.....((((((((((.(((((((((((((.(((((((.((.((...)))).))))))).))))))))))))))).)))))))).))))))).

Structure

u       ucucu        -  A             A       u  c  c 
 gugucuc     guguccug cc GUGGUUUUACCCU UGGUAGg ua gu  
 |||||||     |||||||| || ||||||||||||| ||||||| || || a
 cacgggg     cauaggac gg caccaagauggga accaucu gu cg  
c       ----c        a  -             c       u  -  u 

Annotation confidence Low

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

chr16: 60894808-60894907 [+]

Mature ptr-miR-140

• Accession: MIMAT0002255
• Description: Pan troglodytes ptr-miR-140 mature miRNA
• Sequence: 24 - AGUGGUUUUACCCUAUGGUAG - 44
• 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