title: miRBase: microRNA sequences, targets and gene nomenclature.
abstract: The miRBase database aims to provide integrated interfaces to comprehensive microRNA sequence data, annotation and predicted gene targets. miRBase takes over functionality from the microRNA Registry and fulfils three main roles: the miRBase Registry acts as an independent arbiter of microRNA gene nomenclature, assigning names prior to publication of novel miRNA sequences. miRBase Sequences is the primary online repository for miRNA sequence data and annotation. miRBase Targets is a comprehensive new database of predicted miRNA target genes. miRBase is available at http://microrna.sanger.ac.uk/.
authors.affiliation: The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK. sgj@sanger.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Griffiths-Jones
authors.forename: Russell J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Grocock
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Dongen
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: Anton J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Enright
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D020407:Internet; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012042:Registries; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs