miRNAmeConverter

miRNAmeConverter is a software tool developed to address the challenges associated with mature miRNA name inconsistencies caused by name changes in different miRBase releases. The miRBase database is the central and official repository for miRNAs, and the current release is miRBase version 21.0. Name changes in different miRBase releases cause inconsistencies in miRNA names from version to version, which can be burdensome and error-prone when working with large sets of miRNAs.

miRNAmeConverter is available as a Bioconductor R package and web interface. The main algorithm implemented enables a high-throughput automatic translation of species-independent mature miRNA names to user-selected miRBase versions. The web interface enables users less familiar with R to translate miRNA names given in the form of a list or embedded in the text and download the results. The tool is freely available from Bioconductor, and the web interface can be accessed online.

Topic

Functional, regulatory and non-coding RNA;RNA;Gene transcripts

Detail

  • Operation: Query and retrieval;Formatting

  • Software interface: Command-line user interface;Library

  • Language: R

  • License: Artistic License 2.0

  • Cost: Free

  • Version name: 1.28.0

  • Credit: The Science Foundation Ireland research grants

  • Input: -

  • Output: -

  • Contact: Stefan J. Haunsberger stefan.haunsberger@gmail.com

  • Collection: -

  • Maturity: -

Publications

  • miRNAmeConverter: an R/bioconductor package for translating mature miRNA names to different miRBase versions.
  • Haunsberger SJ, et al. miRNAmeConverter: an R/bioconductor package for translating mature miRNA names to different miRBase versions. miRNAmeConverter: an R/bioconductor package for translating mature miRNA names to different miRBase versions. 2017; 33:592-593. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btw660
  • https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btw660
  • PMID: 27797767
  • PMC: -

Download and documentation

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