MYCNAMP NB4 70, a novel miRNA-like sequence resulting from a duplication event

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "New miRNAs cloned from neuroblastoma"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/52</p><p>BMC Genomics 2008;9():52-52.</p><p>Published online 29 Jan 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2254388.</p><p></p> Short sequences flanking MYCNAMP_NB4_70 were extracted from the human genome, as well as homologuous sequences from chimpanzee, macaque, mouse, rat and dog genomes and aligned. The bar indicates the MYCNAMP_NB4_70 sequence. The duplication is marked by a box

Predicted secondary structures of the putative novel human miRNA precursors

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "New miRNAs cloned from neuroblastoma"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/52</p><p>BMC Genomics 2008;9():52-52.</p><p>Published online 29 Jan 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2254388.</p><p></p> Human genomic sequences upstream and downstream of the novel miRNAs were folded with the computer program RNAfold. Grey areas represent the cloned miRNA. a) miRNA with canonical hairpin. b) borderline structures