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The microRNA Registry.

Sam Griffiths-Jones1

  • 1The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 9SA, UK. sgj@sanger.ac.uk

Nucleic Acids Research
|December 19, 2003
PubMed
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The miRNA Registry offers a gene naming service and a searchable database for microRNA (miRNA) sequences. Release 2.0 includes 506 entries from six species, with data freely available for download.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that play crucial roles in gene regulation.
  • Standardized naming and accessible sequence data are essential for miRNA research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a centralized service for assigning unique miRNA gene names prior to publication.
  • To maintain a comprehensive, searchable database of published miRNA sequences and annotations.

Main Methods:

  • Development and maintenance of a web-accessible database for miRNA information.
  • Implementation of a service for pre-publication miRNA gene name assignment.
  • Free public release of all sequence and annotation data.

Main Results:

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  • The miRNA Registry database is accessible via a web interface.
  • Release 2.0 contains 506 miRNA entries spanning six different organisms.
  • All sequence and annotation data are available for download.

Conclusions:

  • The miRNA Registry facilitates consistent nomenclature and data sharing in the miRNA research community.
  • The database serves as a valuable resource for researchers studying microRNA function and evolution.