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. 2023:2630:215-230.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2982-6_14.

MicroRNA-Target Identification: A Combinatorial In Silico Approach

K M Taufiqul Arif  1 , Rachel K Okolicsanyi  1 , Larisa M Haupt  1 , Lyn R Griffiths  2
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MicroRNA-Target Identification: A Combinatorial In Silico Approach

K M Taufiqul Arif et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Contemporary computational target prediction tools with their distinctive properties and stringency have been playing a vital role in pursuing putative targets for a solitary miRNA or a subcategory of miRNAs. These tools utilize a defined set of probabilistic algorithms, machine learning techniques, and information of experimentally validated miRNA targets to provide the best selection. However, there are numerous false-positive predictions, and a method to choose an archetypal approach and put the data provided by the prediction tools into context is still lacking. Moreover, sensitivity, specificity, and overall efficiency of a single tool have not yet been achieved. Therefore, a systematic combination of selective online tools combining elementary and advanced factors of miRNA target identification might reinforce the current target prediction regime. The focus of this study was to build a comprehensive workflow by combining six available online tools to facilitate the current understanding of miRNA-target prediction.

Keywords: Computational target prediction; MicroRNA; Target-identification.

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