Basic Information

Symbol
hsa-miR-520a-3p
RNA class
miRNA mature miRNA
Alias
hsa-miR-520a MIR520A MicroRNA 520a
Location (GRCh38)
-
Forensic tag(s)
Wound age identification Mechanical injury analysis
External database
miRBase RNAcentral

Sequence & Structure

Transcript ID
hsa-miR-520a-3p
Sequence length
22 nt
GC content
0.4545
Forensic Context

A review of human studies identified 197 miRNAs associated with wound healing, burn wound healing, and scarring, with the miR-520a-3p noted as having target genes SUV39H1 and CXCL8 [Siu et al. DOI:10.1111/wrr.13100].