Table 1 LongSAGE tags matched to known and predicted miRNA precursors.

Human SAGE tags matched to known miRNAs

hsa-mir-302a

TTTTGGTGATGGTAAGT

4q25

No

1

1

Embryonic stem cell

hsa-mir-302b ⁽³⁾

GAAGTGCTTTCTGTGAC

4q25

Yes

5

9

Embryonic stem cell

hsa-mir-302c

TTTCAGTGGAGGTGTCT

4q25

Yes

1

2

Embryonic stem cell

hsa-mir-302d

TTTGAGTGTGGTGGTTC

4q25

No

4

6

Embryonic stem cell

hsa-mir-7-1 ⁽⁴⁾

CCTCTACAGGACAAATG

9q21

No

3

3

White blood cell, breast tumor, stem cell

hsa-let-7i ⁽⁴⁾

GCCCTGGCTGAGGTAGT

12q14

No

4

4

Embryonic stem cells and Fetal brain

hsa-mir-21

GCTGTACCACCTTGTCG

17q23

Yes

2

2

White blood cell, breast tumor

hsa-mir-125a ⁽⁴⁾

TTGCCAGTCTCTAGGTC

19q13

No

1

1

breast tumor (myofibroblast)

Human SAGE tags matched to predicted miRNAs

Lim et al. [4]

CTACTCTCACTGAGTAC

5p21

No

1

Embryonic stem cell

cand525-HS

CGGAGCCCCCGGGCTTG

11q13

No

4

Embryonic stem cell and breast & lung cancer

Mouse SAGE tags matched to known miRNAs

mmu-mir-29b-2 ⁽³⁾

GTGGCTTAGATTTTTCC

1qH6

Yes

2

2

Heart bulbous cordis (TS14 embryo)

mmu-mir-205

GAGCTGCCAGCGGTGGA

1qH6

Yes

7

17

Brain, forelimb & skin (embryo)

mmu-mir-130a

CCTTTGCTGCTGGCCGG

2qD

Yes

1

1

Branchial Arch embryonic tissue

mmu-mir-133a-2

GCCCAGCCAGAGGACAC

2qH4

Yes

4

4

Heart ventricle (TS14-19), Sk. muscle (TS25)

mmu-mir-29a

ACCTCTTGTGACCCCTT

6qA3

No

1

1

Ovary (21 days post natal)

mmu-mir-425

GAAAGTGCTTTGGAATG

9qF2

Yes

3

8

Visual cortex(27days post natal), Pancreas (TS20)

mmu-mir-331⁽⁴⁾

CAAGCTGAAAGCACTCC

10qC2

Yes

1

1

Brain – Amygdala (Post natal day 7)

mmu-let-7i

GCCCTGGCTGAGGTAGT

10qD2

Yes

4

4

Sm. Intestine (TS24), Lung (TS26), Neural tube(TS13), Pancreas

mmu-mir-21

GCTGTACCACCTTGTCG

11qC

Yes

2

2

Placenta (TS22), large intestine (TS24)

mmu-mir-196a-1

GCAGTTACTGCTTCTTG

11qD

No

3

3

Endoderm (Definitive), kidney (TS24), testis

mmu-mir-337 ⁽³⁾

CAGGAGTTGATTGCACA

12qF1

No

1

1

Adrenal gland (TS22 embryo)

mmu-mir-485 ⁽⁴⁾

TGTGATACTTGGAGAGA

12qF1

No

1

1

Skin (TS21)

mmu-mir-351 ^(3,4)

GCACCTCCGTTTCCCTG

XqA5

Yes

2

2

Heart ventricle (TS14 embryo)

mmu-mir-92-2

CCCATTCATCCACAGGT

XqA5

No

1

1

Thymus (TS23 embryo)

Mouse SAGE tags matched to predicted miRNAs

cand185-MM

TGACTGCCTGTCTGTGC

1qH2

Yes

1

1

Fibroblast cell line (embryonic)

cand847-HS

GTGAGCAGATGATGCAT

2qH1

Yes

1

1

Brain – Whole (TS20 embryo)

cand136-MM

AACATTATTTCTTGTGT

4qD2

No

1

1

Adult testis

cand407-MM

GAGTCTTCCAAGCCAAG

4qF4

No

3

3

Adult bladder & mammary gland

cand913-RN

TGACGTCTGAGGAGCGG

11qE2

Yes

1

1

Brain telencephalon dorsal (TS20 embryo)

cand219-MM

GCCAATCTCCTTTCGGC

12qF1

Yes

2

6

Visual cortex (27 days post natal)

cand202-MM

GTAGGCTTTCATTCATT

12qF1

No

2

2

Branchial arch embryonic tissue (TS15)

cand239-MM

CAGCTTTGGAGACGCCA

16qC3

No

1

1

Brain – Preplate (TS21 embryo)

cand525-MM

CGGAGCCCCCGGGCTTG

19qA

No

9

9

Multiple normal tissues