Basic Information

Symbol
hsa-mir-4642
RNA class
miRNA miRNA hairpin
Alias
MIR4642 MicroRNA 4642 Hsa-Mir-4642 MIMAT0019702 Hsa-MiR-4642 MI0017269
Location (GRCh38)
6:44435641-44435722
UCSC Genome Browser Search in Marker Scope
Forensic tag(s)
Individual identification
External database
HGNC NCBI Ensembl miRBase RNAcentral

Sequence & Structure

Transcript ID
hsa-mir-4642
Sequence length
82 nt
GC content
0.5854

Secondary Structure

Generated by RNAfold
Minimum free energy (MFE) structure:
Secondary structure that contributes a minimum of free energy.
Ensemble properties:
Thermodynamic properties of the Boltzmann ensemble.
Minimum free energy
-51.80 kcal/mol
Thermodynamic ensemble
Free energy: -52.70 kcal/mol
Frequency: 0.2316
Diversity: 3.15
MFE Structure Visualization
Structure Prediction
MFE Structure Prediction
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Thermodynamic Ensemble Prediction
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Forensic Context

A study in humans identified the mir-4642 as a differentially expressed microRNA shared across two pairs of monozygotic twins, suggesting its potential role in distinguishing genetically identical individuals [Xiao et al. DOI:10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.05.003].