UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Guidelines for the functional annotation of microRNAs using the Gene Ontology

Huntley, RP; Sitnikov, D; Orlic-Milacic, M; Balakrishnan, R; D'Eustachio, P; Gillespie, ME; Howe, D; ... Lovering, RC; + view all (2016) Guidelines for the functional annotation of microRNAs using the Gene Ontology. RNA , 22 (5) pp. 667-676. 10.1261/rna.055301.115. Green open access

[thumbnail of Huntley et al Guidelines for the functional annotation of microRNAs using the Gene Ontology VOR.pdf]
Preview
Text
Huntley et al Guidelines for the functional annotation of microRNAs using the Gene Ontology VOR.pdf

Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract

MicroRNA regulation of developmental and cellular processes is a relatively new field of study, and the available research data have not been organized to enable its inclusion in pathway and network analysis tools. The association of gene products with terms from the Gene Ontology is an effective method to analyze functional data, but until recently there has been no substantial effort dedicated to applying Gene Ontology terms to microRNAs. Consequently, when performing functional analysis of microRNA data sets, researchers have had to rely instead on the functional annotations associated with the genes encoding microRNA targets. In consultation with experts in the field of microRNA research, we have created comprehensive recommendations for the Gene Ontology curation of microRNAs. This curation manual will enable provision of a high-quality, reliable set of functional annotations for the advancement of microRNA research. Here we describe the key aspects of the work, including development of the Gene Ontology to represent this data, standards for describing the data, and guidelines to support curators making these annotations. The full microRNA curation guidelines are available on the GO Consortium wiki (http://wiki.geneontology.org/index.php/MicroRNA_GO_annotation_manual).

Type: Article
Title: Guidelines for the functional annotation of microRNAs using the Gene Ontology
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1261/rna.055301.115
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.055301.115
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 Huntley et al. Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for the RNA Society. This article, published in RNA, is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution 4.0 International), as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords: GO, analysis, annotation, biocuration, function, microRNA
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Pre-clinical and Fundamental Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1487498
Downloads since deposit
122Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item