DB identifier | AT2G46685 | Secondary Identifier | locus:1009023169 |
Name | microRNA166A |
TAIR Computational Description | microRNA ath-MIR166a precursor;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes a microRNA that targets several HD-ZIPIII family members including PHV, PHB, REV, ATHB-8, and ATHB-15. This particular miRNA is involved in the regulation of vascular development in inflorescence stems, primarily through the regulation of mRNA cleavage of the class III homeodomain-leucine zipper transcription factor ATHB15. MicroRNAs are regulatory RNAs with a mature length of ~21-nucleotides that are processed from hairpin precursors by Dicer-like enzymes. MicroRNAs can negatively regulate gene expression by attenuating translation or by directing mRNA cleavage.Mature sequence: UCGGACCAGGCUUCAUUCCCC. Pri-mRNA coordinates for MIR166a (converted to TAIR10 based on PMID19304749): Chr2: 19175959-19177071 (forward), length: 1113 bp; exon coordinates: exon 1: 19175959 to 19176341, exon 2: 19176820 to 19177071; mature miRNA and miRNA* are located on exon 1. |
TAIR Short Description | MIR166/MIR166A; miRNA |
TAIR Aliases | MIR166, MIR166A |