miRNA Target Prediction in Plants.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Fahlgren, Noah; Carrington, James C

Source:

Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 592, p.51-7 (2010)

Keywords:

Computational, Databases, Genetic, Genes, Plant, MicroRNAs

Abstract:

In plants, miRNA bind to target RNAs with a high degree of complementarity. In this chapter, a simple method for computationally predicting plant miRNA targets, using a position-dependent scoring system, is described.

PubMed ID: 
19802588