Basic Information

Symbol
hsa-miR-5572
RNA class
miRNA mature miRNA
Alias
hsa-miR-5572 MIR5572 MicroRNA 5572
Location (GRCh38)
-
Forensic tag(s)
Individual identification
External database

Sequence & Structure

Transcript ID
hsa-miR-5572
Sequence length
21 nt
GC content
0.6667

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
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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].