About the miRBase Sequence database and Registry

Information on various aspects of miRNAs and the miRBase Sequence database and Registry can be accessed using the links below.
The field of miRNA biology is rapidly evolving. If you think some of the information here is out-of-date, or if we can add other useful information to these pages, please email us at mirbase@manchester.ac.uk.

References

miRBase is described in the following articles.
If you make use of data presented on miRBase, please cite these articles in addition to the primary data sources:

• miRBase: from microRNA sequences to function
  Kozomara A, Birgaoanu M, Griffiths-Jones S
  Nucleic Acids Res (2019) 47:D155-D162
• miRBase: annotating high confidence microRNAs using deep sequencing data
  Kozomara A, Griffiths-Jones S
  Nucleic Acids Res (2014) 42:D68-D73
• miRBase: integrating microRNA annotation and deep-sequencing data
  Kozomara A, Griffiths-Jones S
  Nucleic Acids Res (2011) 39:D152-D157
• miRBase: tools for microRNA genomics
  Griffiths-Jones S, Saini HK, van Dongen S, Enright AJ
  Nucleic Acids Res (2008) 36:D154-D158
• miRBase: microRNA sequences, targets and gene nomenclature
  Griffiths-Jones S, Grocock RJ, van Dongen S, Bateman A, Enright AJ
  Nucleic Acids Res (2006) 34:D140-D144
• The microRNA Registry
  Griffiths-Jones S
  Nucleic Acids Res (2004) 32:D109-D111

The following articles provide guidelines on miRNA annotation:

• A uniform system for microRNA annotation
  Ambros V, Bartel B, Bartel DP, Burge CB, Carrington JC, Chen X, Dreyfuss G, Eddy SR, Griffiths-Jones S, Marshall M, Matzke M, Ruvkun G, Tuschl T
  RNA (2003) 9:277-279
• Criteria for annotation of plant MicroRNAs
  Meyers BC, Axtell MJ, Bartel B, Bartel DP, Baulcombe D, Bowman JL, Cao X, Carrington JC, Chen X, Green PJ, Griffiths-Jones S, Jacobsen SE, Mallory AC, Martienssen RA, Poethig RS, Qi Y, Vaucheret H, Voinnet O, Watanabe Y, Weigel D, Zhu JK
  Plant Cell (2008) 20:3186-3190