miRNA Nomenclature: A View Incorporating Genetic Origins, Biosynthetic Pathways, and Sequence Variants

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• 作者：T. Desvignes¹ ; P. Batzel¹ ; E. Berezikov² ; K. Eilbeck³ ; ⁴ ; J.T. Eppig⁵ ; M.S. McAndrews⁵ ; A. Singer⁶ ; J.H. Postlethwait¹ ; ^{jpostle@uoneuro.uoregon.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：noncoding RNA ; miRNA-seq ; moR ; loop-origin miRNAs ; isomiR ; miRNA cluster
• 刊名：Trends in Genetics
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：November 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：31
• 期：11
• 页码：613-626
• 全文大小：1900 K

文摘

High-throughput sequencing of miRNAs has revealed the diversity and variability of mature and functional short noncoding RNAs, including their genomic origins, biogenesis pathways, sequence variability, and newly identified products such as miRNA-offset RNAs (moRs). Here we review known cases of alternative mature miRNA-like RNA fragments and propose a revised definition of miRNAs to encompass this diversity. We then review nomenclature guidelines for miRNAs and propose to extend nomenclature conventions to align with those for protein-coding genes established by international consortia. Finally, we suggest a system to encompass the full complexity of sequence variations (i.e., isomiRs) in the analysis of small RNA sequencing experiments.