CoGemiR: A comparative genomics microRNA database

BMC Genomics

Table 1 microRNA databases: differences and similarities

Feature	miRBase	miRNAMap	miRGen	Argonaute	CoGemiR
Mature sequence	+	+	-	+	+
Description	+	+	-	+	+
Genome coordinates	+	+	+	+	+
Overlapping regions	+	+	+	+	+
List of clustered MicroRNA	+	-	+	-	+
Surrounding genomic region	+	-	-	-	+
Family	+	+	-	+	+
Predicted MicroRNAs	-	+	-	-	+
List of ortholog microRNA	+	+	-	+	+
Comparative microRNA overview ⁽¹⁾	-	-	-	-	+
Comparative location overview within species ⁽²⁾	-	-	+	-	+
Comparative location overview for any species ⁽³⁾	-	-	+	-	+
Annotation for many Metazoan	+ *	+	+	- **	+
Tissue specificity	-	+	-	-	+
Expression data	-	+	-	+	+
Link to target prediction	+	+	+	-	+
External links	+	-	-	-	+
Target section	+	-	+	-	-
List of targets	-	+	-	+	-
Stem-loop structure	+	+	-	-	+ ***
Multiple microRNAs queries ⁽⁴⁾	-	-	-	-	+

(1) The possibility to see the same microRNA in all species
(2) The possibility to see the same localization (e.g., intronic) within a species
(3) The possibility to see the same localization (e.g., intronic) in all species
(4) The possibility to submit a list of microRNAs as query
* Plus plants
** only Human, Mouse and Rat
*** only for predictions

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