Stem-loop sequence ptr-mir-140

Accession

MI0002547

Description

Pan troglodytes miR-140 stem-loop

Gene family

MIPF0000085; mir-140

Stem-loop

u       ucucu        -  a             a       uu   uc 
 gugucuc     guguccug cc gugguuuuacccu ugguagg  acg  a
 |||||||     |||||||| || ||||||||||||| |||||||  |||   
 cacgggg     cauaggac gg caccaagauggga accaucu  ugu  u
c       ----c        a  -             c       --   cg 

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

• Coordinates (PanTro2.1.4): 16: 69283458-69283557 [+]
• Overlapping transcripts:

  sense

  ENSPTRT00000045375 ; intron 15

  ENSPTRT00000045375 ; intron 15

  ENSPTRT00000045375 ; intron 15

Database links

• EMBL: AY865885;AY865885
• ENTREZGENE: 751877;MIR140

Mature sequence ptr-miR-140

• Accession: MIMAT0002255
• Sequence: 24 - agugguuuuacccuaugguag - 44
• Evidence: by similarity; MI0000456
• Predicted targets:
  • TARGETSCAN-VERT:ptr-miR-140

References

1. PMID: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. 120:21-24(2005).