Basic Information

Symbol
hsa-mir-5572
RNA class
miRNA miRNA hairpin
Alias
MIR5572 MicroRNA 5572 Hsa-Mir-5572 MIMAT0022260 MI0019117
Location (GRCh38)
Forensic tag(s)
Individual identification

Sequence & Structure

Transcript ID
hsa-mir-5572
Sequence length
137 nt
GC content
0.5912

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
-54.30 kcal/mol
Thermodynamic ensemble
Free energy: -57.69 kcal/mol
Frequency: 0.0041
Diversity: 21.68
MFE Structure Visualization
Structure Prediction
MFE Structure Prediction
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Thermodynamic Ensemble Prediction
...((((((((((((..(((((((((....((({,((...(((((.....(((((((((.((((((.({....}}))))))..))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),,)))}.,,))))},))........
Forensic Context

A study in humans demonstrated that the mir-5572 was differentially expressed and shared across two pairs of monozygotic twins, suggesting a role for this microRNA in distinguishing genetically identical individuals [Xiao et al. DOI:10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.05.003].