MiREDiBase, a manually curated database of validated and putative editing events in microRNAs

Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory small non-coding RNAs that function as translational repressors. MiRNAs are involved in most cellular processes, and their expression and function are presided by several factors. Amongst, miRNA editing is an epitranscriptional modification that alters the...

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Autores principales: Gioacchino P. Marceca, Rosario Distefano, Luisa Tomasello, Alessandro Lagana, Francesco Russo, Federica Calore, Giulia Romano, Marina Bagnoli, Pierluigi Gasparini, Alfredo Ferro, Mario Acunzo, Qin Ma, Carlo M. Croce, Giovanni Nigita
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/35c91d7ed5b145ce98b819e875e1d78d
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Sumario:Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory small non-coding RNAs that function as translational repressors. MiRNAs are involved in most cellular processes, and their expression and function are presided by several factors. Amongst, miRNA editing is an epitranscriptional modification that alters the original nucleotide sequence of selected miRNAs, possibly influencing their biogenesis and target-binding ability. A-to-I and C-to-U RNA editing are recognized as the canonical types, with the A-to-I type being the predominant one. Albeit some bioinformatics resources have been implemented to collect RNA editing data, it still lacks a comprehensive resource explicitly dedicated to miRNA editing. Here, we present MiREDiBase, a manually curated catalog of editing events in miRNAs. The current version includes 3,059 unique validated and putative editing sites from 626 pre-miRNAs in humans and three primates. Editing events in mature human miRNAs are supplied with miRNA-target predictions and enrichment analysis, while minimum free energy structures are inferred for edited pre-miRNAs. MiREDiBase represents a valuable tool for cell biology and biomedical research and will be continuously updated and expanded at https://ncrnaome.osumc.edu/miredibase .