Got target?: Computational methods for microRNA target prediction and their extension

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 233-244

  Min, Hyeyoung ^a   Yoon, Sungroh ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Computational biology; Micrornas; RNA; RNA interference; RNA induced silencing complex; Small interfering

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ACCURACY; BASE PAIRING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXTENSION GENE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; RNA SPLICING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROCEDURES;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951953262     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3858/emm.2010.42.4.032     Document Type: Review

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