What it does
The module maps the deep sequencing reads to predefined miRNA precursors and determines by that the expression of the corresponding miRNAs. First, the predefined mature miRNA sequences are mapped to the predefined precursors. Optionally, predefined star sequences can be mapped to the precursors too. By that the mature and star sequence in the precursors are determined. Second, the deep sequencing reads are mapped to the precursors. The number of reads falling into an interval 2nt upstream and 5nt downstream of the mature/star sequence is determined.
Input
A FASTA file with precursor sequences, a FASTA file with mature miRNA sequences, a FASTA file with deep sequencing reads and optionally a FASTA file with star sequences and the 3 letter code of the species of interest.
Output
A tab separated file with miRNA identifiers and its read count, a signature file, a html file that gives an overview of all miRNAs the input data and a pdfs that contains for each miRNA a pdf file showing its signature and structure.