Table 1

Ucn1 mRNA is a putative miR-326 target

Target site; speciesPositionTarget sequencep value*
miR-326/Ucn1
 Human45–51 of Ucn1 3′-UTR
hsa-miR-326
5′-ACCCCUUUCCCCCACCCCAGAGU
3′-GACCUCCUUCCCGGGUCUCC
0.008
 Rat104–110 of Ucn1 3′-UTR
rno-miR-326
5′-CGCGUUGCAGCGCCGCCCAGAGU
3′-UGACCUCCUUCCCGGGUCUCC
0.002
 Mouse104–110 of Ucn1 3′-UTR
mmu-miR-326
5′-CGCGGUGCAGCGCCGCCCAGAGU
3′-UGACCUCCUUCCCGGGUCUCC
0.003
miR-326/CART
 Human45–51 of CART 3′-UTR
hsa-miR-326
5′-CAUCCCUCUACUUUCCCCAGAGG
3′-GACCUCCUUCCCGGGUCUCC
0.007
 Rat104–110 of CART 3′-UTR
rno-miR-326
5′-AAAGUUUGCGUUCCCCCCAGAGA
3′-UGACCUCCUUCCCGGGUCUCC
0.026
 Mouse104–110 of CART 3′-UTR
mmu-miR-326
5′-AAAGUUUGCGUUCCCCUCAGAGA
3′-UGACCUCCUUCCCGGGUCUCC
N/A
miR-325/CART
 Human83–89 of CART 3′-UTR
hsa-miR-325
5′-GAGUUUGGCUUAAGCAACAGAUAAAG
3′-CCUAGUAGGUGUCCAGUAAGUGU
N/A
 Rat104–110 of CART 3′-UTR
rno-miR-326
5′-GAGCCGCUUUAACAACAAUAAAG
3′-AACUAUCCUCCACGAGUUAUUU
0.010
 Mouse104–110 of CART 3′-UTR
mmu-miR-326
5′-GAGCCUGGCUUUAGCAACAAUAAA
3′-AACUAUCCUCCACGAGUUAUUU
0.36
  • CART = cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript; Ucn1 = urocortin 1; UTR = untranslated region.

  • * Probability distribution of random matches of a subsequence (miR 5′ end sequence) in the given sequence (promoter or mRNA sequence) calculated using Poisson distribution, where a low probability implies a significant hit.

  • Note the absence of miR-326 binding site in mouse CART 3′-UTR.

  • Note the absence of miR-325 binding possibility in human CART 3′-UTR.