The sequence domains of miRNA are defined as below:
- primary (100 bp sequence flanking the precursor – “Primary‐Up” and “Primary‐Down”)
- 5′ and 3′ precursor arms (“End”)
- 5′ and 3′ mature
- seed region (2–8 bp of mature miRNA)
- precursor loop (between mature miRNA)
For more details, please refer to Oak, et.al. (2019).