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MicroRNA annotation of plant genomes − Do it right or not at all

Taylor, Richard S.; Tarver, James E.; Foroozani, Alireza; Donoghue, Philip C.J.

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Authors

Richard S. Taylor

James E. Tarver

Alireza Foroozani

Philip C.J. Donoghue



Abstract

MicroRNAs are non-coding regulators of gene expression and key factors in development, disease, and targets for bioengineering. Consequently, microRNAs have become essential elements of already burgeoning draft plant genome descriptions where their annotation is often particularly poor, contributing unduly to the corruption of public databases. Using the Citrus sinensis as an example, we highlight and review common failings of miRNAome annotations. Understanding and exploiting the role of miRNAs in plant biology will be stymied unless the research community acts decisively to improve the accuracy of miRNAome annotations. We encourage genome annotation teams to do it right or not at all.

Citation

Taylor, R. S., Tarver, J. E., Foroozani, A., & Donoghue, P. C. (2017). MicroRNA annotation of plant genomes − Do it right or not at all. BioEssays, 39(2), Article 1600113. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201600113

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jan 5, 2017
Publication Date Feb 1, 2017
Deposit Date Dec 13, 2017
Publicly Available Date Dec 13, 2017
Journal BioEssays
Print ISSN 0265-9247
Electronic ISSN 1521-1878
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 39
Issue 2
Article Number 1600113
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201600113

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© 2017 The Authors BioEssays Published by WILEY Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.




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