Resources for miRNA target prediction

Target prediction

1. TargetScan (http://www.targetscan.org/): data can be directly downloaded
2. miRanda (http://www.microrna.org/microrna/home.do)
3. RNAhybrid (http://bibiserv.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/rnahybrid/): no data downloadable, but software is available; there is also a webservice which can be accessed through Perl or Java.
4. PicTar (http://pictar.mdc-berlin.de/): online search or downloaded here:
5. DIANA-MicroT (http://diana.cslab.ece.ntua.gr/microT/): data can be directly downloaded

Experimental database

1. TarBase (http://diana.cslab.ece.ntua.gr/tarbase/): from the same DIANA lab

miRNA vs. disease

1. miR2Disease Base (http://www.mir2disease.org/): data available

Comprehensive tools

1. GOmir (http://www.bioacademy.gr/bioinformatics/projects/GOmir/): stand-alone Java tool