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Further Reading
Borchert GM, Lanier W and Davidson BL (2006) RNA polymerase III transcribes human microRNAs. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 13: 1097–1101.
Borchert GM, Holton NW, Williams JD, et al. (2011) Comprehensive analysis of microRNA genomic loci identifies pervasive repetitive‐element origins. Mobile Genetic Elements 1: 8–17.
Filshtein TJ, Mackenzie CO, Dale MD, et al. (2012) OrbId: Origin‐based identification of microRNA targets. Mobile Genetic Elements 2: 184–192.
Roberts JT, Cardin SE and Borchert GM (2014) Burgeoning evidence indicates that microRNAs were initially formed from transposable element sequences. Mobile Genetic Elements 4: e29255.
Roberts JT, Cooper EA, Favreau CJ, et al. (2013) Continuing analysis of microRNA origins: formation from transposable element insertions and noncoding RNA mutations. Mobile Genetic Elements 3: e27755.
Smalheiser NR and Torvik VI (2005) Mammalian microRNAs derived from genomic repeats. Trends in Genetics: TIG 21: 322–326.
Smalheiser NR and Torvik VI (2006) Alu elements within human mRNAs are probable microRNA targets. Trends in Genetics: TIG 22: 532–536.
Spengler RM, Oakley CK and Davidson BL (2014) Functional microRNAs and target sites are created by lineage‐specific transposition. Human Molecular Genetics 23: 1783–1793.