title: TmiRUSite and TmiROSite scripts: searching for mRNA fragments with miRNA binding sites with encoded amino acid residues.
abstract: microRNAs are small RNA molecules that inhibit the translation of target genes. microRNA binding sites are located in the untranslated regions as well as in the coding domains. We describe TmiRUSite and TmiROSite scripts developed using python as tools for the extraction of nucleotide sequences for miRNA binding sites with their encoded amino acid residue sequences. The scripts allow for retrieving a set of additional sequences at left and at right from the binding site. The scripts presents all received data in table formats that are easy to analyse further. The predicted data finds utility in molecular and evolutionary biology studies. They find use in studying miRNA binding sites in animals and plants.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  TmiRUSite and TmiROSite scripts are available for free from authors upon request and at https: //sites.google.com/site/malaheenee/downloads for download.
authors.affiliation: National nanotechnology laboratory, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Berillo
authors.affiliation: INRIA/LIX team AMIB 1 rue Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves 91120 Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Régnier
authors.affiliation: National nanotechnology laboratory, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: Anatoly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivashchenko
keywords: evolution; mRNA; miRNA; python script