MicroRNA 16

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

**Definition:** A 22 ribonucleotide sequence that is a final product of the processing of either MIR16-1 pre-miRNA or MIR16-2 pre-miRNA. This oligonucleotide may be involved in the negative regulation of gene expression.

**Synonyms:** - MIR16 - MIRN16 - MiR-16 - MiRNA16 - hsa-miR-16 - hsa-miR-16-5p